Types of Diabetes

Metabo Project

The patients lack pancreatic secretion of insulin and depend on exogenous insulin injection
Risk Factors: autoimmune, genetic, environmental
It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults
It represents between 5 and 10% of the total diabetic population (0.3–0.6% of the general population).

Patients are characterized by a variable degree of resistance to metabolic actions of insulin (insulin-resistance) and usually have an endogen secretion of insulin, which might be even increased compared to normal subjects, but insufficient to their increased needs
It usually appears in overweighed people over 40“new” tendency to appear in overweighed children and young people
Associated to age, obesity, family records, gestational diabetes records, glycogen metabolism disorders, physical inactivity and race/ethnic origin
It is associated with a progressive loss of insulin secretion capability from the pancreas, and several patients require insulin treatment to mantain acceptable glucose levels
90–95% of total diabetic population

Glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy
Increases the risk of suffering from Type 2 Diabetes after the end of the pregnancy (5–10%20–25% 5 years later)

Due to specific genetic disorders, surgery, drugs, malnutrition, infections, etc.
Between 1% and 5% of all diabetes cases diagnosed