tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63390272023-06-20T22:03:09.287-07:00Health InformationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6339027.post-61710983754989378802007-03-17T10:05:00.000-07:002007-03-17T10:12:49.454-07:00Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Type 2 diabetes used to be called non-insulin-dependent diabetes. The most common type of diabetes, it affects about 15 million Americans. Nine out of ten cases of diabetes are type 2. It usually occurs in people over 45 and overweight, among other factors. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body does not make enough insulin.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6339027.post-82096360482164138022007-03-17T09:33:00.000-07:002007-03-17T10:13:59.714-07:00Immune-Mediated Diabetes: Type 1 DiabetesWhat Is Immune-Mediated Diabetes?Immune-mediated diabetes (formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes) is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Immune-mediated diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes your body destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, usually leading to a total failure to produce insulin. It typically starts in children or young Unknownnoreply@blogger.com