How do you know if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes?
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Today we're tackling a question we hear all the time: How do you tell Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes apart? We'll break it down by discussing their unique causes, symptoms, and treatments. Plus, we share the different diagnostic tests doctors use, ranging from basic blood sugar checks to specialized autoimmune tests for Type 1. Ever heard of Type 1.5 (LADA)? We will discuss the nuances behind Type 1.5 and treatment and more!
In This Episode We’ll Cover:
- The differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Causes, symptoms, and treatments for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Diagnostic methods for Type 1 and Type 2
- How autoimmune testing is used to detect specific antibodies targeting the pancreas for Type 1
- What Type 1.5 Diabetes is and its treatment
- The different treatment approaches for Type 1, such as insulin therapy, a balanced diet, exercise, and blood sugar monitoring
- The different treatment strategies for Type 2, including focusing on lifestyle changes, oral or injectable medications, and potential insulin therapy + MUCH MORE!
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- Tests to confirm Type 1:
These tests confirm the autoimmune basis of Type 1 diabetes by assessing specific antibodies associated with the condition. These include Islet cell cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ICA), Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA), Insulinoma-associated-2 autoantibodies (IA-2A), and Insulin autoantibodies (IAA). Elevated levels of these antibodies indicate a higher likelihood of Type 1 diabetes. - Supplementary evaluations, such as a C-peptide test or an insulin assay test, may accompany the diabetes antibody panel to provide a more thorough assessment of the diabetes status. These tests, combined with the diabetes antibody panel, offer a comprehensive overview of the condition.
- Interpretation of test results involves understanding that positive findings suggest the presence of antibodies associated with Type 1 diabetes or an increased risk of developing it. Conversely, negative results may indicate a lower probability of Type 1 diabetes, although some individuals with the condition may not exhibit these antibodies. It's essential to consult with a healthcare provider to grasp the implications of test outcomes for your specific circumstances.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back. So excited to have you tuning into another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast. |
| 0:06.5 | Today, we are addressing a question that we get all of the time and is, how do you tell the |
| 0:12.8 | difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Yes, and it's interesting because since starting |
| 0:19.4 | Diabetes Digital, I have joined a bunch of different diabetes |
| 0:23.5 | support groups just to hear kind of the conversation what people are talking about. And this is a |
| 0:28.7 | question that I also saw coming up in the group a lot where people were diagnosed and they didn't |
| 0:33.7 | know which type of diabetes that they had, which I was surprised that doctors didn't tell them or that they weren't understanding it clearly. |
| 0:41.1 | So we figured it would be great to talk about this today on the Diabetes Digital podcast because I know a lot of people are confused. |
| 0:46.6 | Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast. I'm Wendy. |
| 0:49.8 | And I'm Jess and we're best friends, registered dieticians, and diabetes educators. |
| 0:54.6 | Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDigital.co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual |
| 1:00.1 | nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and prediabetes. |
| 1:03.6 | Visit Diabetesdigital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment. |
| 1:07.9 | We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options. Now, |
| 1:11.7 | let's get into today's episode. So let's start with the basics when it comes to the main |
| 1:19.7 | differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. So just an overview, what do they have in common? |
| 1:26.1 | Well, type 1 and type 2 diabetes are both |
| 1:28.0 | chronic conditions that affect the way your body regulates blood sugar. But the thing is, they |
| 1:34.0 | have different causes and different treatments. So type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease |
| 1:39.5 | where the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-produ producing cells in the pancreas. |
| 1:45.6 | And as you'll remember from other podcast episodes, insulin is a hormone that helps glucose, |
| 1:51.7 | also known as sugar, get into your cells. So what happens is this attack on those insulin |
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