Heidi Fallon

Public Speaking

Informative Outline

“Type 1 Diabetes”

Central Idea: A lot of times when people think of diabetes, they think of diet and watching what

you eat. However, there is a large difference between type 1 and 2.

Intro

I. Exactly five years ago today I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and I had no idea

what that meant. To be honest I thought it meant that my diet was terrible, I was

unhealthy, and I only knew of older people having diabetes.

II. I spent an entire weekend in the hospital learning about how it affects your body

and how to take care of myself.

III. Thinking about how it’s only been five years, it feels like a lifetime. It changed my

whole life.

Body

I. What the difference between type 1 and type 2 is:

a. Type 1 diabetes can be diagnosed at any time in your life, between infancy and

your early thirties. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas stops producing insulin in

all. It happens when the immune system attacks insulin producing cells, usually

when you are really sick, and your immune system thinks the pancreas is a virus.

b. Type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed from that age 40 and up. This is the most

common type of diabetes. In this case your body produces insulin but it either
 doesn’t produce enough or doesn’t produce insulin that the body can use

properly. It takes a long time for it to develop, but it can be treated with a pill or

injected insulin, or even proper diet and exercise.

II. Using insulin injections to regulate blood sugar.

a. There are two types of insulin, long lasting: Levemir and regular: Humalog or

Nova log

b. Explain the routine of injects.

III. Using an insulin pump to regulate blood sugars.

a. A pump is constantly putting insulin into your body, using Humalog or nova log. It

is described as an artificial pancreas.

b. Explain the routine of pump.

Conclusion

I. When I was first diagnosed I had to learn everything in a short amount of time, so

since then I have come to learn more and more about how to keep my body healthy.

As medicine progresses and they create new technology for diabetics I learn

something new.

Works Cited

https://jdrf.org.uk/information-support/about-type-1-diabetes/what-is-the-difference-

between-type-1-and-type-2-diabetes/

https://diabetesresearchconnection.org/differences-type-1-type-2-diabetes/

http://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/home