Re: Re: What causes type 2

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In a message dated 8/18/2004 6:39:26 PM Pacific Standard Time,

clements@... writes:

Type 1 diabetes is rooted in the pancreas not being able to produce

insulin.

Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease where the person (not just children

get type 1) gets a viral infection or is exposed to other " triggers " in the

environment and then their own immune system begins attacking and killing all

of the islet cells (the cells that produce insulin) in the pancreas. This

process takes months (in some years) from onset to actually developing the

disease.

hugs

Keri

Single Mom to Krissy 15, 12, Donnie 8 (dx 6/24/04; Lantus and

Novalog), and 5.

[Guest guest]

But surely This is only for type 1.......

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What causes diabetes is the malfunctioning of the Pancrease--regarless if I am

right or not.

[Guest guest]

Excess glucose is turned into glucogen which is stored as fat in your body.

That is how the body stores energy to be ready for a crisis. Like the liver

dumping...The liver takes the glucogen/fat and turns it into glucose, so the

insulin can open the receptors of the cell for utilization.

Jany

[Guest guest]

No, this isn't only for type one. Because the pancreas has been " over "

producing insulin in type two people, either the body doesn't use it, or

there isn't quite enough produced. There are insulin dependant type twos...

Angelia in OR

Re: Re: What causes type 2

> But surely This is only for type 1.......

>

> -------Original Message-------

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> What causes diabetes is the malfunctioning of the Pancrease--regarless if

I am right or not.

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