Sister Parminder Rihal, Diabetes Specialist Nurse talks about why people develops Diabetes. She explains Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the body attacks its own Pancreas Gland. She goes on to explain what sorts of reasons people get type 2 Diabetes for.
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So type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, which their own immune system attack the pancreas and damage the pancreas. So obviously now the pancreas is not producing insulin and then they have to go on insulin. Type 2 diabetes, as we said before, is a insulin resistance, basically lifestyle, family history, and maybe at later stage some people get diabetes due to like, if they are on steroid therapy, like they had a respiratory condition, they have been on steroids for a long time, or any other autoimmune condition where they need a steroid, then they also can develop diabetes. you
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