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Type 1 diabetes is NOT related to obesity AT ALL. as per the article - T1D causation is a mixture of genetics and unknown factors. T1D and T2D are two separat

• InMice 2y ago
  > T1D and T2D are two separate conditions that share a similar name. Not exactly. As you probably know, Type 1 diabetes involves no insulin production. Type 2 involves extreme, excessive insulin production. But at some point for some type 2 diabetics their pancreas can actually become so overworked it "gives out" and becomes incapable of producing insulin. They then actually become Type 1 diabetics and require insulin replacement to survive. Likewise, a doctor can prescribe insulin to a type 2 diabetic who's pancreas is still working (and without even ever testing their insulin responses) - which some argue should never be done because it only makes the insulin problem worse. Type 2 diabetes is completely reversible for probably most people via diet and lifestyle changes. But in the "chronic management" model of care extreme type 2 diabetics run the risk of becoming type 1 diabetics by being prescribed supplemental insulin.
  • stranded22 2y ago
    Thanks. T2D involves extreme excessive insulin production? That would surely put the person into hypoglycaemia and losing significant weight whereas the stereotypical T2D is hyperglycaemia, and overweight. I was under the impression that it is the opposite, that the pancreas can’t produce enough insulin (or the body resists it) and so glucose levels are difficult to get down. Metformin tablets slows down the glucose levels being pushed out by the liver. If that doesn’t work, then others try to increase insulin sensitivity.