People with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin injections every day. Although it can occur at any age, this type of diabetes occurs more often in children and young adults. Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body cannot use insulin properly (called insulin resistance) or it does not make enough insulin.This type of diabetes is usually seen in adults who are overweight and less active. Due to obesity and inactivity this type of diabetes is increasing in children.ype 2 diabetes occurs when your body cannot use insulin properly (called insulin resistance) or it does not make enough insulin. This type of diabetes is usually seen in adults who are overweight and less active. Due to obesity and inactivity this type of diabetes is increasing in children.
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are usually done on clinical specimens in order to obtain information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
An important kind of medical research is clinical research, which is distinguished by the involvement of patients. Other kinds of medical research include pre-clinical research, for example on animals, and basic medical research, for example in genetics. Both clinical and pre-clinical research phases exist in the pharmaceutical industry's drug pipelines, where the clinical phase is denoted by the term clinical trial.