Diabetes type 1
- Is when the pancreas does not produce insulin
- Can occur at any age, but usually first develops in childhood or adolescence
- Patients with this type need to take daily insulin for survival
Diabetes type 2
- Is the most common type of diabetes
- Occur when you do not produce enough insulin or the cells in your body
do not respond insulin properly
- You need more insulin than you normally produce to keep the blood glucose
level down
Gestational Diabetes
- Is a type of diabetes that only pregnant women can get
- Usually begins in the second half of pregnancy
- Goes away after baby is born
Hypoglycemia
- Also called low blood sugar
- Occurs when blood glucose drops below normal levels
Hyperglycemia
- Is when your blood glucose is too high, much sugar in the blood
- Is a major cause of complications with diabetes
