Determining the type of untreated Insulin Deficiency | ||
Disease |
Type 1 diabetes | Insulin deficiency without diabetes |
Mortality |
High If left untreated |
Normal If no major trauma or disease occurs |
Onset |
Childhood Adults who became thin at a certain period of life |
Babies, children, adults who were thin all their life Elderly men, postmenopausal women who became thinner with age |
Blood Levels |
High glucose Low insulin High glycosylated hemoglobin |
Normal to low glucose Low insulin Low-normal glycosylated hemoglobin |
Start |
Often acute, developing over several weeks, months | From birth on, or Slow, progressive |
Major signs |
Major signs: Diabetic signs Dehydration: poly/dipsia/uria Greater fatigue, sleepiness Sugar cravings |
Major signs: Thin body, low weight Thin(ning of the) body Weight loss Sweets and sugar are less well tolerated |
Syncopal |
Syncopal sign caused by Hyperglycemia and cellular Depletion in glucose |
Less frequent Syncopal signs caused by hypoglycemia and cellular depletion in glucose |
Dehydration |
Signs of dehydration: sunken Eyes, prolonged skin fold, etc. |
Absent or less frequently found signs of dehydration |
Athero-sclerosis |
Often present: gangrene and Poor wound healing |
Less or no gangrene, but possible poor wound healing |
Prognosis |
Poor if left untreated | Remains acceptable, if no major trauma or disease occurs |
Patient’s age |
Children Adults who became thin at a certain period of life |
Babies, children, adults who were thin all their life Elderly men, postmenopausal women who became thinner with age |