Patient's question:
My mother-in-law is eating very frequently now, and she's also urinating more, as well as losing some weight. So I took her to the hospital, and they told me it's stage one diabetes. I heard it's different from stage two diabetes. Could you please tell me what the differences are between stage one and stage two diabetes?Doctor's answer:
Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are primarily distinguished by different pathogenesis and medication. Type 1 diabetes is mainly characterized by severe insufficient insulin secretion, while type 2 diabetes involves insufficient insulin secretion accompanied by insulin resistance. Type 1 diabetes can only be treated with insulin preparations, whereas type 2 diabetes can be managed with oral hypoglycemic drugs, including sulfonylureas, biguanides, and thiazolidinediones, among others.