Depends on the type of the diabetes. There's both Type-I and Type-II diabetes. Type-I is an autoimmune disease where your body attacks the insulin producing cel

Depends on the type of the diabetes. There's both Type-I and Type-II diabetes. Type-I is an autoimmune disease where your body attacks the insulin producing cells in the body, and can no longer regulate your blood sugars (high or low) and the person must take insulin. Type-II is sometimes caused by obesity, but is also caused by age sometimes. This can be controlled by oral medications, exercise and diet, sometimes, and lower doses of insulin to assist with their blood sugars. It's often referred to as "insulin resistant diabetes". EDIT: Forgot to mention. COVID seems to have been causing a rise in Type-I diabetes cases in non-juveniles =/