The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that people with type 2 have a wider variety of treatment options.

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Diabetes affects 37 million people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates another 96 million people – or 1 in 3 adults – have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...

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When the core set of symptoms are the same, how can you tell diabetes type 1.5, or LADA, apart from it's famous cousins?

People who have type 2 diabetes have an increased amount of sugar in their blood, also called blood glucose. Increased blood sugar happens when your body’s insulin doesn’t work as well as it should.