SEHS Option C.4 (SL)

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Compare type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

usually diagnosed in older adults
treated with insulin
often treated through dietary modification/exercise
often treated with insulin injections/pump
usually manifests in young people
associated with hypertension and/or high cholesterol levels and excess body weight
disease of insulin resistance
not associated with excess body weight
often associated with higher normal ketone levels
destruction of insulin producing cells of the pancreas
imbalance of insulin

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