There are three types of diabetes. Each type is different—having different causes and requiring different treatments—yet all are related to the way the body produces or uses insulin. Making the right food choices is an important factor in controlling each type.
Type I Diabetes
The first type of diabetes has been called insulin dependent because the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Therefore insulin must be injected several times each day. Diet and exercise are also important components of treatment. Five to 10% of people with diabetes have Type I. They usually develop diabetes at a young age, even as early as infancy, which is why Type I is also called juvenile diabetes.
INSULIN
Insulin, a hormone that must be injected, remains the only, and essential, treatment for Type I diabetes. Insulin is not required for most people who have Type II diabetes, although many ask about it when they are first diagnosed. There are now several types of insulin available. Usually a person with Type I diabetes will inject insulin several times a day, using a combination of types. Some types work quickly and last only a few hours. Other kinds of insulin last longer and take longer to start working. Insulin is available in a premixed combination of short-acting and intermediate-acting insulin.
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