can diabetes type 1 (insulin dependant) result in diabetes type 2 (insulin resistant)?
Posted on Jun 08, 2009 under diabetes insulin resistance | 9 Commentsas in can the insulin receptors in the muscles n peripheral tissues develop insulin resistance (exogenous insulin from the injections)
A type one can develop type 2 if they have the family history. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that attacks the beta cells, type 2 is due to insulin resistance. If a type 1 has to keep increasing the insulin the may be getting type 2, that is why some type 1's take metformin.
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June 8th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
These are two very different diseases!! they have different causes! There is an overlap type of diabetes which is type 3 where a person is insulin resistant and insulin dependent both.
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June 8th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
No both are two different conditions. You either have one or the other. Either your body makes too much or too little insulin. (Too much resulting in type 2, too little resulting in type 1) Check with your doctor if you believe that you are having chronic problems.
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June 8th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
A type one can develop type 2 if they have the family history. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that attacks the beta cells, type 2 is due to insulin resistance. If a type 1 has to keep increasing the insulin the may be getting type 2, that is why some type 1's take metformin.
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diabetes.org
June 9th, 2009 at 12:22 am
It is still considered type 1, but with the added "bonus" of insulin resistance. The person would still need insulin and would need an additional medication to combat resistance.
Diabetes is such a drag.
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June 9th, 2009 at 12:27 am
If you're Type 1, you're always going to be Type 1, but you can develop insulin resistance if you have a genetic history or gain a great deal of weight.
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June 9th, 2009 at 12:33 am
A Type 1 can develop insulin resistance over time from a diet too high in carbs. That's because eating too much carbohydrate requires more insulin than you really need, and the more insulin you have in your body (whether it is injected or produced by your own body) the more likely you are to develop insensitivity to it. You will see your insulin requirements go up, even though you are not eating more.
Keep your diet controlled. Don't use insulin to satisfy whatever food cravings you have.
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June 9th, 2009 at 1:06 am
No.
In order for Type 1 to "progress" to Type 2, the Type 1 would have to actually "heal"! That is not possible. Once you are Type 1 you are ALWAYS Type 1, and you WILL need insulin injections for the rest of your life (unless you are lucky enough to get a transplant).
HOWEVER . . . it IS possible for Type 2 diabetes to progress towards type 1. This usually happens when the Type 2 Diabetic (treated with diet and exercise) does not properly care for the disease. the extra load on the pancreas causes it to fail, and the patient becomes Type 1 (requiring insulin injections).
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June 9th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Type 1s can have type 2 symptoms too. This is called Mixed Diabetes.
Gary B is absolutely wrong … again. Type 2 diabetics NEVER become type 1. The two conditions are different. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition, whereby the immune system sets out to destroy what it sees as an invading force. In this case, it is the Beta cells (islets of Langerhans) in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes comes about as a result of insulin resistance.
Even when the pancreas is no longer able to produce sufficient quantities of insulin, this does NOT mean that you have suddenly developed an autoimmune condition. It simply means that you have to inject insulin as a form of treatment for the INSULIN RESISTANCE that you already suffer with.
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June 9th, 2009 at 1:49 am
the only connection the 2 share is in part name only. A type 2 diabetic would still produce insulin, where a type 1 would not. The differences are much more in depth then that but that about sums it up with out going into greater detail.
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