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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't type 2 the one that effects massively more people?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Iirc type 2 is acquired diabetes, type 1 is the one you get from birth, so yes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there