Comment Re:Type 2 (Score 1) 75
To be clear, they're referring to the Type 2 diabetes, which is the milder form that can be managed via diet or pills taken orally. They are not talking about the severe form - Type 1 diabetes - that requires insulin injections or a pump for life.
Agreed that this is about Type 2. But it is not "milder", it is a completely different disease than Type 1. An oversimplified description of the two is that Type 1 is an auto-immune disorder where the immune system attacks the pancreas which then no longer produces insulin while Type 2 has to do with your body not being able to properly use the insulin that your healthy pancreas produces. It is not known what triggers the autoimmune response for Type 1, though there is a genetic component for some. Type 2 can be caused by many things including poor lifestyle choices, but there are other causes even for the healthiest individuals.
