Etiology and Treatment for Type I and Type II Diabetes (Coursework Sample)

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Etiology and Treatment for Type I and Type II Diabetes
Diabetes can be explained as the carbohydrates metabolite disorder that results in increased blood glucose. A number of the various factors can cause diabetes singly or in combination. The causative factors for the condition have been labeled as risk factors that increase the probability of a person suffering from the condition. Diabetes is clinically classified into type 1 and type 2 depending on the causative manner. Although the symptoms of the two types of diabetes are significantly similar, the treatment is quite different since the causes of the two types are different (Niddk.nih.gov 2).
Type 1 diabetes contributes to 10% of the diabetes cases in the US (Ali 1). The condition is associated with the immune attack on the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreases. In the type of condition, insulin is not produced in the body. Lack of insulin production inhibits the normal carbohydrate metabolism that lead to the increased glucose in the blood. The patients of the condition would need insulin injections for their entire lives to function normally. Some of the risk factors that have been associated with the development of type 1 diabetes that include family history defined by the genetic makeup, infection of the virus, allergens, other toxins, presence of other chronic diseases, as well as disordered immune design (Ali 8).
Type 2 diabetes is more common and is defined as insulin resistant rather than insufficiency. Insulin resistance leads to increased glucose in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is associated with sedentary lifestyle. Obesity, smoking tobacco, intake of high fat high sugar foods, excess consumption of alcohol, and lack of exercise...