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The body’s immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Usually diagnosed in children and young adults, but can occur at any age.
Requires daily insulin injections for survival.
There is no cure, but consistent treatment and monitoring can help avoid serious complications.
The body’s cells don’t use insulin properly.
The most common type of diabetes.
Can develop at any age, but risk factors include being overweight or obese.
With treatment and healthy lifestyle choices, type 2 diabetes can often be managed or reversed.
Diabetes that develops during pregnancy
Usually resolves after the baby is born, but it can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life
Monogenic diabetes syndromes, such as neonatal diabetes and maturity-onset diabetes of the young
Diseases of the exocrine pancreas, such as cystic fibrosis and pancreatitis
Drug- or chemical-induced diabetes
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Thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction
Risk factors include having a family history of type 1 diabetes
It can develop at any age, but usually in children, teens, or young adults
The most common form of diabetes
Caused by a combination of lifestyle factors and genes
Being overweight or obese
Physical inactivity
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Family history of type 2 diabetes
Getting older
Having a waist to height ratio of 0.5 or more
Caused by hormonal changes of pregnancy, genetic factors, and lifestyle factors
Other causes
Cystic fibrosis
Hemochromatosis
Hormonal diseases, such as Cushing’s syndrome, Acromegaly, and Hyperthyroidism
Damage to or removal of the pancreas, such as Pancreatitis