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Comparisons
Side-by-side tables to see how things are alike and different.
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Type 1 vs Type 2 diabetes
A long table comparing the two main types: cause, insulin, symptoms, treatment and research.
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Prediabetes vs diabetes
Prediabetes is in-between sugar levels; diabetes is above agreed cut-offs. The cut-offs are practical lines, not the first day biology changed.
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HbA1c vs fasting glucose vs OGTT
HbA1c, fasting glucose and OGTT measure different parts of sugar handling, so they can disagree.
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CGM vs fingerstick testing
A CGM gives continuous readings and alarms; a finger-prick meter gives a single reading at one moment.
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Treatment options: different targets, different outcomes
Insulin, other medicines, surgery, automated pumps and cell replacement each aim at a different target.
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Remission vs cure vs control
Normal sugar on medicine is control, a formal period off medicine is remission, and cure means the disease is gone for good.
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