Information and opinions on health from Fred M at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/285793/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/285793/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/285793/index http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/285793/102439/protein-diabetes Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:22:24 -0500 Fred M The American Diabetes Association estimates that 18 million Americans have diabetes mellitus. Particularly troubling is that half of these individuals do not even know it. There are two general categories of diabetes referred to as Type 1 or Type 2. Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile onset diabetes, primarily targets children and young adults and requires treatment with daily injections of insulin. Therefore, Type 1 diabetes is often called insulin... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/285793/102439/protein-diabetes