Type 1 Diabetes - age?!
Question: Type 1 Diabetes - age!?
I know that Type 1 is generally considered to be "Juvenile Diabetes," but I was wondering, can you also develop it in your 20s or older!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
It depends on your definition of "Type 1 Diabetes"
If you use the term "Juvenile Diabets", then, well, no!. I think 20 is an adult!.
But if you use the tem "Insulin Dependent Diabetes" then you can get it at any age!.
And this is the trend that many doctor and diabetes advocates are turning to!. Typically, Type 1 Diabates has the symptom that the pancreas produces NO insulin (or very very little), while the Type 2 diabetic may be producing insulin, but not enough to handle their whole body (due to weight problems), --OR-- their body has become resistent to the insulin they produce (Insulin Resistent Diabetes)!.
It has ALSO been shown that in most cases, the Type 2 Diabetic will be on insulin in 7-10 years after diagnoisis, because the pancreas ends up failing completely!. !. !. !.
!. !. !. And that is the definition of Type 1 Diabetes!
SOOooo !. !. !. !.things are changing!. Doctors are now starting to ALSO test to see if the ADULT is producing insulin or not, and treating accordingly!.
So Type 1 Diabets is now sometimes called Insulin Dependent Diabetes, and all patients of all ages that require insulin shots are classified as Type 1!.
Personally, I agree with this assessment!. As an adult, if you find that your pancreas has failed, you in the same serious boat as the "Juvenile Diabetic"!. You NEED those shots!. But many patients, being afraid of the shots, still try to convince themselves that they are "Type 2 Diabetics", and self-treat with diet and exercise!. Doctors go along with this by prescribing the various medications, which have now become ineffective due to failure of the pancreas!.
Tthe result is that the patient is killing themselves, and the doctor is helping!
This idea is slow catching on, but I think over the next few years you;re going to see a more wide-spread definition of "Type 1" diabetes to include older patients with pancreatic failure!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you use the term "Juvenile Diabets", then, well, no!. I think 20 is an adult!.
But if you use the tem "Insulin Dependent Diabetes" then you can get it at any age!.
And this is the trend that many doctor and diabetes advocates are turning to!. Typically, Type 1 Diabates has the symptom that the pancreas produces NO insulin (or very very little), while the Type 2 diabetic may be producing insulin, but not enough to handle their whole body (due to weight problems), --OR-- their body has become resistent to the insulin they produce (Insulin Resistent Diabetes)!.
It has ALSO been shown that in most cases, the Type 2 Diabetic will be on insulin in 7-10 years after diagnoisis, because the pancreas ends up failing completely!. !. !. !.
!. !. !. And that is the definition of Type 1 Diabetes!
SOOooo !. !. !. !.things are changing!. Doctors are now starting to ALSO test to see if the ADULT is producing insulin or not, and treating accordingly!.
So Type 1 Diabets is now sometimes called Insulin Dependent Diabetes, and all patients of all ages that require insulin shots are classified as Type 1!.
Personally, I agree with this assessment!. As an adult, if you find that your pancreas has failed, you in the same serious boat as the "Juvenile Diabetic"!. You NEED those shots!. But many patients, being afraid of the shots, still try to convince themselves that they are "Type 2 Diabetics", and self-treat with diet and exercise!. Doctors go along with this by prescribing the various medications, which have now become ineffective due to failure of the pancreas!.
Tthe result is that the patient is killing themselves, and the doctor is helping!
This idea is slow catching on, but I think over the next few years you;re going to see a more wide-spread definition of "Type 1" diabetes to include older patients with pancreatic failure!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can develope type 1 at any age, for a variety of reasons (genetics, illness, injury, etc)!.
The term 'juvenile diabetes' is getting used less and less to describe the condition, just like 'adult onset' is (because you can develope type 2 at any age, too)!.
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The term 'juvenile diabetes' is getting used less and less to describe the condition, just like 'adult onset' is (because you can develope type 2 at any age, too)!.
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i actaully posted the same question yesterday!.!.!.!.i got a bunch of different answers!.!.!.but people were saying that you can develope it at a later age such as the 20's!.!.!.go to google and type in late onset diabetes and you should be able to find stories of people of who were diagnosed with type 1 into their 30's 40's and 50'sWww@Answer-Health@Com
The answer is yes!. I was diagnosed at 21 and other people with Type 1 that I know have been diagnosed as adults!. And that doesn't mean a Type 2 having to go on insulin!. That's why they changed it to Type 1 and Type 2!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
well, i think that it is EXTREMILY UNLIKELY because you can't live that long without a working kidney!.Www@Answer-Health@Com