Explain to a friend the main differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: The main difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that type 1 is a result of not producing enough insulin, whereas type 2 is a result of having developed insulin resistance. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that is rarer than type 2. Type 2 accounts for 90 to 95 percent of diagnoses of diabetes.

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