I have a really stupid question about diabetes.

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Is it common for people to be diagnosed with diabetes as they get older?
I thought diabetes was kind of a lifelong condition one developed during teenage/young adult years.
H's dad got diagnosed with it a few years ago, and my dad just got diagnosed with it.

See. Dumb.

[angelaa73]

My dad ate his way to the diabeetus so yes, it can happen later


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[sake]

Usually type 2 is diagnosed in older adults, it's the kind you can develop from years of poor diet and exercise. Basically, your pancreas still works, but it can't keep up with the large amounts of sugar/carbs someone consumes. Type 1 is where your pancreas never worked, or totally stops working when you are younger (usually)

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

So, does this mean H and I now need to watch out for this?

[sake]

Your dad and fil probably have type 2, correct? Everyone basically needs to watch out for type 2, because it is dependent on your eating habits and life style. Type 1 is usually genetic, but for example, I have type 1, but no one in my family does, so it doesn't necessarily HAVE to be genetic. My MIL is also type 1, but neither H nor bil is diabetic at all.

[pinkeggs]

Almost every one of my patients in clinical this semester had type 2. The increasing incidence of it is insane.

[pugz]

A ton of people have it now. My patients with CHF or COPD often have it

[WOT?*]

I was diagnosed at 47 with type II. It tends to be diagnosed more in older adults, often linked with diet, exercise, obesity or other health conditions. I had pancreatitis about five years earlier which abetted the diabetes diagnosis.

[sonrisa]

My father's father was diagnosed in his late 70s or 80s.

[whatnext]

Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that can happen at any age, but likely to get misdiagnosed as Type 2 in adults but is often Latent autoimmune diabetes. This mayclinic link has a good description of all types: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-blog/types-of-diabetes/bgp-20056516 I also recommend www.diabetes.org/ for general diabetes information. The important thing to remember with Type 2 is not all people are overweight (although I think 60-80% are), for some people genetics, low muscle mass, diet (high GI), age or other medications can play a factor