Ref: Diabetes Type I vs. II
- Weight
- Insulin injections
- Ketoacidosis
- Cause, genetics
- Epidemiology, onset
- Islet histopathology
- I: Normal weight
- II: Obese
- I: Always required, since body doesn't make enough
- II: Perhaps required
- I: Autoimmunity against beta cells
- II: Insulin resistance, insufficiency
- I: Low concordance
- II: High concordance
- I: HLA-DR linked
- II: No HLA-DR link
- I: Incidence 15%
- II: Incidence 85%
- I: Onset <20 yo
- II: Onset >30 yo
- I: Marked beta cell reduction
- II: Moderate beta cell reduction