<p>Yeah, as I understand it, Type 1 or Juvenile Diabetes is the inability to make insulin, period. Most Type 1 diabetics will need to take insulin daily.</p>
<p>Type 2 or “Adult Onset Diabetes” is the type described earlier, where insulin resistance means more and more insulin must be made. Eventually, the pancreas wears out and can no longer increase production and insulin would be required. That’s a pretty advanced stage of Type 2 diabetes. Usually, they’ll treat with metformin (lowers blood sugar) first.</p>
<p>Anyone who is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or “pre-diabetes” would learn a lot reading Dr. Michael Eades book, [Protein</a> Power](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Protein-Power-High-Protein-Carbohydrate-Health/dp/0553574752]Protein”>http://www.amazon.com/Protein-Power-High-Protein-Carbohydrate-Health/dp/0553574752). He does a great job explaining the whole insulin/blood sugar cycle in easy to understand language and talks about his success treating his patients with just dietary changes.</p>
<p>It’s hard to figure how nutrition advice for diabetics went off the rails. A hundred years ago, doctors knew that diabetics needed to avoid eating carbs. Here’s a Swedish doctor talking about this in a interesting lecture:</p>
<p>[The</a> Food Revolution - AHS 2011 - YouTube](<a href=“The food revolution - AHS 2011 - YouTube”>The food revolution - AHS 2011 - YouTube)</p>