Dr. Eglis Bogdanovics, a Hartford Healthcare Medical Group endocrinologist with the Diabetes Center at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, discusses the different paths taken with managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as some of the alarming risks of not treating diabetes in the latest episode of Hartford HealthCare’s More Life podcast.
What’s the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?
“I like to use the analogy of a lock and a key,” says Dr. Bogdanovics. “Both types of diabetes are pretty much an inability to use glucose or sugar as fuel, so they don’t have any of the keys for that lock.
”And while we typically see Type 2 diabetes later in life, these days, with our children being more overweight than in the past, we’re starting to see Type 2 diabetes in younger kids.”
Listen to the full episode:
Symptoms of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can include:
- Increased thirst.
- Frequent urination.
- Increased hunger.
- Blurred vision.
- Infections of the skin.
If you are experiencing any of the symptoms discussed in this episode, be sure to schedule an appointment with your primary care physician.
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