SEHS Option C.4 (SL)

treated with insulin

imbalance of insulin

often treated with insulin injections/pump

usually manifests in young people

often treated through dietary modification/exercise

usually diagnosed in older adults

destruction of insulin producing cells of the pancreas

not associated with excess body weight

associated with hypertension and/or high cholesterol levels and excess body weight

disease of insulin resistance

often associated with higher normal ketone levels