Diabetes is a chronic medical condition that causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood. There are two different types of diabetes, each with a different pathophysiology and affected patient population. There is Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, type one typically comes on suddenly will type two may be gradual. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to a deficiency in the production of insulin. With insulin being a hormone responsible for the lowering of blood glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is caused by the body being resistant to insulin, and therefore being unable to autonomously lower blood glucose. Additionally, Type 1 diabetes mostly affects younger individuals who are lean or slender, while
