EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -T2D happens when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or your body doesn’t use insulin well (insulin resistance), resulting in high blood glucose levels. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) happens when your body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in your pancreas for an unknown reason.

Detailed explanation-2: -In T1D, immune cells called T lymphocytes attack and destroy insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells and the pancreas stops producing insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas (a small gland behind the stomach) progressively reduces the amount of insulin (the hormone that regulates blood glucose levels) it produces until it stops producing any at all. If the amount of glucose in the blood is too high, it can, over time, seriously damage the body’s organs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main difference between the type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that type 1 diabetes is a genetic condition that often shows up early in life, and type 2 is mainly lifestyle-related and develops over time. With type 1 diabetes, your immune system is attacking and destroying the insulin-producing cells in your pancreas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin and is usually diagnosed at a young age. Type 2 diabetes shows up later in life when the pancreas can’t make enough insulin to keep up with the body. This new third type, Type 3c, starts with a damaged pancreas.