33^rd International Diabetes and Healthcare Conference

Types of Diabetes and Their Complications

Diabetes type 1: This condition is typically brought on by an autoimmune reaction in which the body's defence mechanism targets the cells that make insulin. This is due in large part to an unidentified primary cause. Insulin production is extremely low in people with type 1 diabetes. This type of diabetes necessitates daily insulin injections to maintain blood glucose levels under control.

At least 90% of instances of diabetes are type 2 (also known as adult-onset non-insulin type diabetes). Relative insulin resistance and insulin insufficiency, which may already be present by the time diabetes is diagnosed, are its defining characteristics. This form of diabetes can initially be controlled by diet and exercise for the patient.

• Body's defence mechanism
• Insulin insufficiency
• Type 1 diabetes