Classification of diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases that stem from impaired insulin production, absorption, or a combination of both and invoke either high or low blood glucose levels. Over time, patients will suffer extensive damage to nerves, blood vessels, and organs, provoking other life altering conditions, such as coronary artery disease, and liver and kidney damage. Diabetes classification consists of two main categories, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas’ beta cells are defective and attack its own insulin producing cells. Researchers are uncertain of its origin, but theorize that a virus or infection could perhaps be the cause. An individual of any age can get type 1, but it usually occurs in children and adolescents.

Type 2 diabetes is different in that there are no damaged cells and sometimes the pancreas is able to manufacture insulin, …