What are the different types of diabetes?
The more common types are type and type 2 diabetes, though gestational diabetes is also quite common. What is common among all the different types is that they all cause high blood sugar since your body has trouble producing insulin, the hormone responsible for storing sugar.
Most common types
- Type 1 diabetes: This is an autoimmune condition and it is most common among children and teenagers. This condition causes your immune system to attack the cells in your pancreas, therefore making it difficult for insulin to be produced.
- Type 2 diabetes: This condition is quite different from type 1. It is when your body stops responding to the insulin your body makes. As time goes by, your pancreas will stop producing enough insulin.
- Gestational diabetes: This type is a result of certain changes that may occur during pregnancy. More specifically caused when the hormones in your placenta lower your body’s sensitivity to insulin. It may also result in high blood sugar [2].
These 3 are the most common types, but they are not the only types of diabetes. There are several other types of diabetes including newly discovered ones.