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Abby's Magazine - Volume 6 Issue 1 | Page 13 diabetes typically have medical costs that are approximately 2.3 mes higher than those without diabetes. Aside from the financial costs of diabetes, the more frightening findings are the complica ons and co-exis ng condi ons. In 2014, 7.2 million hospital discharges were reported with diabetes as a listed diagnosis. Pa ents with diabetes were treated for major cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, stroke, lower-extremity amputa on and diabe c ketoacidosis. e Cause of Diabetes Diabetes is an illness related to elevated blood sugar levels. When you stop releasing and responding to normal amounts of insulin a er ea ng foods with carbohydrates, sugar and fats, you have diabetes. Insulin, a hormone that's broken down and transported to cells to be used as energy, is released by the pancreas to help with the storage of sugar and fats. But people with diabetes don't respond to insulin properly, which causes high blood sugar levels and diabetes symptoms. It's important to note that there's a difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Here's an explana on of the two types of diabetes and what causes these condi ons: Te 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is commonly called "juvenile diabetes" because it tends to develop at a younger age, typically before a person turns 20 years old. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the immune system a acks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The damage to the pancrea c cells leads to a reduced ability or complete inability to create insulin. Some of the common causes