1. Diabetes is contagious.
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are disease of metabolism and are not contagious. Person cannot contract diabetes by contact with a person with diabetes.
2. All people with diabetes need insulin injections.
Whether or not a person with diabetes needs insulin injections depends on many factors, including the type of diabetes a person has. All people with type 1 diabetes need insulin and, later in the course of condition, many people with type 2 diabetes also have to use insulin to achieve target blood glucose levels.
3. Once a person with diabetes starts insulin therapy, it can never be stopped and can never return to oral therapy.
This is true of people with type 1 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes may need
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are disease of metabolism and are not contagious. Person cannot contract diabetes by contact with a person with diabetes.
2. All people with diabetes need insulin injections.
Whether or not a person with diabetes needs insulin injections depends on many factors, including the type of diabetes a person has. All people with type 1 diabetes need insulin and, later in the course of condition, many people with type 2 diabetes also have to use insulin to achieve target blood glucose levels.
3. Once a person with diabetes starts insulin therapy, it can never be stopped and can never return to oral therapy.
This is true of people with type 1 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes may need