If you have diabetes, your body cannot process and process glucose in your diet. There are different types of diabetes, each with different causes, but they all share the common problem of having too much glucose in your blood. Treatment includes medication and / or insulin. Some types of diabetes can be prevented by following a healthy lifestyle.
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What is diabetes?
Diabetes occurs when your body is unable to absorb glucose from its cells and use it for energy. This causes your blood sugar to build up.
Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to serious side effects, resulting in damage to many organs and tissues of your body - including your heart, kidneys, eyes, and nerves.
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Why is my blood glucose level so high? How did this happen?
The digestive process involves breaking down the food you eat into various sources of nutrients. When you eat carbohydrates (for example, bread, rice, pasta), your body breaks down these sugars (glucose). When glucose is in your blood, it needs help - a "key" - to get to the end of its use, which is inside your body cells (cells that make up your body's tissues and organs). This aid or "key" is insulin.
Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas, an organ found at the back of your stomach. Your pancreas releases insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin acts as a “key” that unlocks the “door” of the cell wall, allowing glucose to enter your body's cells. Glucose provides “fats” or tissues for energy and organs that need to function properly.
If you have diabetes:
Your pancreas does not make any insulin or insulin enough.
Or
Your pancreas makes insulin but, your body cells do not respond and cannot function properly.
When glucose cannot enter your body's cells, it stays in your bloodstream and your blood sugar level rises.
What are the different types of diabetes?
The types of diabetes are:
Type 1 diabetes: This is an autoimmune disease, which means your body is attacking itself. In this case, the cells that produce insulin in your pancreas are destroyed. Up to 10% of people with diabetes have Type 1. It is most commonly found in children and adults (but can be grown at any age). It was once better known as “adolescent” diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes need to take insulin daily. That is why it is also called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Type 2 diabetes: In this way, your body does not make enough insulin or your body cells do not respond normally to insulin. This is the most common form of diabetes. Up to 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2. It most commonly occurs in middle-aged and older people. Other common types of Type 2 include type 2 diabetes and insulin-resistant diabetes. Your parents or grandparents may call you “sugar daddy.”
Prediabetes: This type is a stage before type 2 diabetes. Your glucose levels are higher than normal, but they are not high enough to be officially diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Pregnancy Diabetes: This type starts in some women during pregnancy. Pregnancy diabetes usually disappears after pregnancy. However, if you have gestational diabetes, you are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
The most common types of diabetes include:
Monogenic Diabetes Syndromes: These rare forms of diabetes account for about 4% of all cases. Examples are newborn diabetes and early childhood diabetes.
Diabetes related to cystic fibrosis: This is a type of diabetes that affects people with the condition.
Drug or chemical-induced diabetes: Examples of this type occur after organ transplantation, following HIV / AIDS treatment or are associated with glucocorticoid steroid use.
Diabetes insipid_us is a rare condition that causes your kidneys to produce large amounts of urine.
How common is diabetes?
Some 34.2 million people of all ages - about 1 in 10 - have diabetes in the US 7.3 million adults 18 years of age and older (about 1 in 5) do not know they have diabetes (less than 3% of all US, adults). The number of people diagnosed with diabetes is increasing with age. More than 26% of adults 65 years of age and older (about 1 in 4) have diabetes.
Who gets diabetes? What are the dangers?
The factors that increase your risk vary depending on the type of diabetes you are developing.
Risk factors for Type 1 diabetes include:
Having a family history (parent or sibling) of Type 1 diabetes.
Injuries are marked (such as infection, tumor, surgery or injury).
The presence of autoantibodies (the immune system accidentally attacks your tissues or organs).
Physical stress (such as surgery or illness).
Exposure to bacterial infections.
Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes include:
Family history (parent or sibling) of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Be African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American, or Pacific Islander.
Obesity.
High blood pressure.
Having low HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol) and high triglyceride levels.
Physical inactivity.
Be 45 years of age or older.
Getting pregnant or giving birth to a baby weighing more than 20 pounds [9 kg].
Having polycystic ovary syndrome.
Having a history of heart disease or stroke.
Being a smoker.
Risk factors for gestational diabetes include:
Family history (parent or sibling) of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Be African-American, Hispanic, Native American or Asian-American.
Obesity in the past
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