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I really wish people would put more effort into differentiating which form of diabetes they were talking about, because they aren't all the same. Type 1 and ty

by jawngee 10y ago

I really wish people would put more effort into differentiating which form of diabetes they were talking about, because they aren't all the same. Type 1 and type 2 are only superficially similar. And now Alzheimer's is being called diabetes type 3. As a parent of a type 1, it's hugely frustrating to be reading an article on diabetes, only to discover they are talking about type 2 when I'm half way through it.

reasonattlm 10y ago
There's also a type 4 now as well, which appears to be another distinct age-related form of immune dysfunction that impacts insulin-related functionality. http://www.salk.edu/news/salk-news/faq-on-type-4-diabetes/ http://www.salk.edu/news/salk-news/faq-on-type-4-diabetes/
tonyedgecombe 10y ago
Perhaps it's time for a campaign to rename type 1 diabetes.
- kirubakaran 10y ago
  Monobetes?
  - nibs 10y ago
    Autobetes perhaps? One is autoimmune pancreatic insulin resistance (T1), one is self-induced pancreatic insulin resistance (T2), one is autoimmune or self-induced nervous system insulin resistance (Alz).
    - jawngee 10y ago
      T1 isn't insulin resistance, T1 is no insulin production.
gumby 10y ago
The problem is that the name describes the symptom rather than etiology or mechanism. Perhaps a campaign to call them "pancreatic failure" and "Insulin resistance" would be worthwhile.