What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes in nursing assessment?

Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, typically diagnosed in childhood or young adulthood. Patients are always insulin-dependent and at risk for diabetic ketoacidosis. They are usually thin at diagnosis. Type 2 diabetes results from insulin resistance and progressive beta cell dysfunction, typically diagnosed in adults over 40 though increasingly in younger people. Patients are often overweight. Type 2 initially responds to lifestyle changes and oral medications but many eventually need insulin.