difference between type I and type II diabetes mellitus

What is the difference between type I and type II diabetes mellitus?

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Type I diabetes, also termed as juvenile diabetes, or insulin-dependent diabetes (that is, this name is not sufficient as type II diabetes might become insulin-dependent), is the impaired generation of insulin through pancreas believed to be caused by the destruction of cells of islets of Langerhans by autoantibodies (or autoimmunity).

Type II diabetes takes place in the adult individual and it is frequently diagnosed in people of higher age. In type II diabetes, there is normal or low secretion of insulin through pancreas however the major cause of high glycemia is the peripheral resistance of the cells to the action of hormone.

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