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i'm calling one of these meter companies and i just know they'll ask if my child is type 1 or type 2...so which is the type that uses insulin? which one will get me the meter? which one describes our cats?
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Jen & Squeak
Member Since 2009
Type 1 will always need insulin; Type 2 may or may not require insulin. Your cat I would assume is type 2
Hope + (((Baby)))GA
Member Since 2009
Type 1 needs insulin, always. Cats may be either.....some go into remission from diet.
Larry and Kitties
Member Since 2009
Per this site:
Type 1 is when the "the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. A person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live."
Type 2 "the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons the body cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases. The result is the same as for type 1 diabetes—glucose builds up in the blood and the body cannot make efficient use of its main source of fuel."
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/#types
Type 1 is when the "the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. A person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live."
Type 2 "the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons the body cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases. The result is the same as for type 1 diabetes—glucose builds up in the blood and the body cannot make efficient use of its main source of fuel."
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/#types
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