Produced by the pancreas, problems associated with insulin are at the cause of both types of diabetes. It is important to know all about insulin including what it does and it’s relationship to diabetes.

Hormones are used by the body to stimulate or trigger responses and reactions in other areas of the body. Insulin is used by the body to stimulate the absorption and use of sugar in your blood. A high blood sugar level is caused typically from eating a meal, when the food you eat is broken down into different components and is made ready to use for your body. When your blood sugar level is increased, your pancreas begins to release insulin to start the chain reaction of returning that blood sugar level to normal.

Without insulin, the sugar in your blood is unable to be absorbed. Sugar is the primary energy source for all crucial cellular reactions and without insulin the body can’t get the sugar it needs. Specifically it is glucose, sugar broken down to its simplest component, that is used by the body in a multitude of necessary ways. No insulin or inadequate insulin responses can therefore have dire consequences.

In Type 1 diabetes, your body cannot actually produce the insulin that is required. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease which means that your body mistakenly attacks itself. In this case, it attacks cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Without this production, your body has to acquire insulin from external sources, namely daily injections. There is no known cure for Type 1 diabetes and this treatment is a lifelong struggle to deal with the problem.

In Type 2 diabetes, your body has developed an insulin resistance typically from being extremely overweight. Your body can still produce insulin in normal quantities however your body’s reaction to its release is not as strong. The result is the same although potentially not as severe, with high blood sugar levels.

Type 2 diabetes can be treated, essentially through improvements in lifestyle. Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating habits can make a big difference in your body’s responsiveness to its natural insulin levels. In some cases however, those with Type 2 diabetes will also need insulin injections, at least on a temporary basis.

Insulin is an absolutely crucial component to our health. Without the use of insulin, our body may basically starve itself and shutdown key processes that are vital to our survival and healthy functioning. With both kinds of diabetes, insulin is at the root of the problem, although its relationship is different. Type 1 diabetes has an insulin deficiency while type 2 diabetes has an insulin resistance. And in insulin resistance, insulin is unable to reach the cells properly in order to control glucose levels.

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