How Is Type 1 Diabetes Different From Type 2?

How Is Type 1 Diabetes Different From Type 2? (1:13)

Type 1 diabetes is, like type 2, a disease of high blood sugar, but there are some differences. In this video, endocrinologist Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, of Scripps Health, explains how type 2 diabetes differs in its symptoms and treatment.

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You're losing weight initially, they might feel like they have a [xx] flu and when you go in the blood sugars are very very high. We don't know we'll find a history, a family history of diabetes and tell him it's Type 1. So the picture is a little bit different and can be dramatic and it can only be treated within [xx] you cannot treat type 1 diabetes with pills.