Patients often ask: How do I know whether I have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes? What’s the difference? Generally speaking, the causes, onset age, laboratory examination, treatment and complications of the two different types of diabetes are slightly different. Today Dr. Clove will briefly introduce the differences between the two types and some common misunderstandings. Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 1 diabetes was previously called [juvenile diabetes] or [insulin-dependent diabetes]. As the name implies, the main characteristic of type 1 is that the onset age is relatively young and the treatment needs to rely on insulin. After type 1 diabetes, the body no longer produces insulin or does not produce enough insulin due to the damage to the Read More …