Post by Ohhmm(bligo) on Apr 20, 2014 21:58:58 GMT -5
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.
"You. You and your crazy life. You and your geographic anomaly. You and your drunken lesbianic ways and terrible navigational skills." - ProfArt and her holy baby
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)
"You. You and your crazy life. You and your geographic anomaly. You and your drunken lesbianic ways and terrible navigational skills." - ProfArt and her holy baby
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.
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.
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