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Diabetes is a disease in which your
blood glucose, or sugar, levels are too
high. Glucose comes from the foods
you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps
the glucose get into your cells to give
them energy. With Type 1 diabetes, your
body does not make insulin. With Type 2
diabetes, the more common type, your
body does not make or use insulin well.
Without enough insulin, the glucose
stays in your blood.
Over time, having too much glucose in
your blood can cause serious problems.
It can damage your eyes, kidneys, and
nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart
disease, stroke and even the need to
remove a limb. Pregnant women can also
get diabetes, called gestational
diabetes.
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes may include
fatigue, thirst, weight loss, blurred
vision and frequent urination. Some
people have no symptoms. A blood test
can show if you have diabetes. Exercise,
weight control and sticking to your meal
plan can help control your diabetes. You
should also monitor your glucose level
and take medicine if prescribed.
Diabetes is a common disease in the
United States. It is estimated that over
16 million Americans are already caught
with diabetes, and 5.4 million diabetics
are not aware of the existing disease.
Diabetes prevalence has increased
steadily in the last half of this
century and will continue rising among
U.S. population. It is believed to be
one of the main criterions for deaths in
United States, every year. This diabetes
information hub projects on the
necessary steps and precautions to
control and eradicate diabetes,
completely.
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where
in human body does not produce or
properly uses insulin, a hormone that is
required to convert sugar, starches, and
other food into energy. Diabetes is
characterized by constant high levels of
blood glucose (sugar). Human body has to
maintain the blood glucose level at a
very narrow range, which is done with
insulin and glucagon. The function of
glucagon is causing the liver to release
glucose from its cells into the blood,
for the production of energy.
There are three main types of
diabetes:
* Type 1 diabetes
* Type 2 diabetes
* Gestational diabetes
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes impede a
person’s carefree life. When breakdown
of glucose is stopped completely, body
uses fat and protein for producing the
energy. Due to this mechanism symptoms
like polydipsia, polyuria, polyphegia,
and excessive weightloss can be observed
in a diabetic. Desired blood sugar of
human body should be between 70 mg/dl
-110 mg/dl at fasting state. If blood
sugar is less than 70 mg/dl, it is
termed as hypoglycemia and if more than
110 mg /dl, it’s hyperglycemia. |
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