[muawiyah]

Frankly I don't use Wiki as a reliable source ~ they adhere too closely to the American Diabetes Association doctrines. Instead, I look to the researchers in Australia and New Zealand, as well as to the Scandinavians who have done a tremendous job identifying all the genes involved in Type II ~ which, surprisingly enough, are frequently involved in Type I.

So, no, I don't believe Type IIs simply wear out their beta cells. There's something else at work ~ with a genetic link ~ that slows beta cell insulin production.

[chris_bdba]

That was just the quickest source of information on why you can’t be at type 2 that turns into a type 1 since the description of the dieases are based upon cause. I base what I know on what my endo tells me about the two very different dieases.