Indicate whether the following statements apply to type 1 or type 2 diabetes:
(a) most cases begin in youth

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Indicate whether the following statements apply to type 1 or type 2 diabetes:

(a) most cases begin in youth

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Hello everybody and welcome back. The next question says, true or false, correct the statement if it is false, most cases of type one diabetes are diagnosed in adults. So recall that our most common types of diabetes are type one and type two and type one diabetes is, is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells of the pancreas. The result being the body can't produce enough insulin, then type two diabetes works a bit differently. The body keeps on producing insulin but the body can't respond properly to that insulin. So that's why the symptoms end up being the same because the end result is that there's too much glucose circulating in the blood. The body can't, you know, properly take that glucose up into the cells, which is done in response to insulin signaling. So if you have type one, your body's not producing the insulin to send those messages. And type two, your body isn't responding to the insulin messages. So our statement has to do with when these types are diagnosed. And the one way to remember this is that the other names for these two diabetes is that type one diabetes is often known as juvenile onset since it is often most often diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. All type two diabetes is often known as adult onset. And that's because 95% of cases of type two diabetes are diagnosed in adulthood. Now, it is important to note that type one diabetes can be diagnosed in adults. It's just more common to see it diagnosed earlier in life. So to correct our statement, we know our statement is false and to correct it. Instead of most cases of type one diabetes are diagnosed in adults. You'd want to say that most cases of type two diabetes are diagnosed in adults. So we've got a false statement and we need to change it from type one to type two to make this statement. Correct. See you in the next video.

Indicate whether the following statements apply to type 1 or type 2 diabetes:
(a) most cases begin in youth

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Type 1 Diabetes

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Indicate whether the following statements apply to type 1 or type 2 diabetes:(a) most cases begin in youth

Verified video answer for a similar problem:

Key Concepts

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Onset

Indicate whether the following statements apply to type 1 or type 2 diabetes:
(a) most cases begin in youth