What is diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2
DIABETES MELLITUS
> It is a chronic, lifelong condition that affects your body ability to use the energy found in food, there are three major types of diabetes
TYPE 1 DIABETES
TYPE 2 DIABETES
> All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common, normally your body breakdown the sugar and carbohydrates you eat in to a special sugar called glucose.
> Glucose fuels the cell in your body but the cell need insulin o hormone in your blood stream in order to in the glucose and use it for energy.
> With diabetes mellitus either your body does not make enough insulin or it can not use the insulin it produces or sometimes a combination of both.
> Since the cell can not take in the glucose it builds up in your blood. High level of blood glucose can damage the tiny blood vessels of kidney, heart, eye or nervous system.
CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETES
TYPE 1 DIABETES / JUVENILE DIABETES
>Type 1 diabetes is also called insulin dependent diabetes. It is used to be called as juvenile diabetes because it often begins in childhood.
> Thus type of diabetes may be caused by genetic predisposition. It could also be the result of family beta cell in the pancreas that normally produce insulin.
> A no. of medical risk are associated with type 1 diabetes many of them caused damage to the tiny blood vessels in your eye Diabetic retinopathy, nerves it is called diabetic neuropathy, even more savior is the increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
TREATMENT
For type 1 diabetes, a person should take insulin, which need to be injected through the skin in to the fatty tissue below. The method of injection of insulin include syringes, insulin pen that use prefilled cargoes a fine needle.
> Let injectors that use high pressure air to sand o spray of insulin through the skin.
> Insulin pumps that dispense insulin through flexible tubing to a curator under the skin of the abdomen.
> A periodic test called HBC.
PREVENTION
> Having type 1 diabetes does not require significant lifestyle changes that include frequent testing of your blood sugar levels. Careful meat planing.
> Daily exercise
> Taking insulin and other medication are needed.
> People with type 1 diabetes can lead long active life if they carefully monitor their glucose level make the needed lifestyle changes and stick to the treatment plan.
TYPE 2 DIABETES
> It is the most common form of diabetes 90% cases are type 2 diabetes in adults.
> It is used to be called as adult onset disease but with the epidemic of obesity and over weight kids and more teenagers are more developing type 2 diabetes it is also called as non insulin dependent diabetes.
> With type 2 diabetes the pancreas usually produce some insulin but either the amount produced is not enough for the bed yes need or the body cell are resistance to it. Insulin resistance or lack of sensitivity to insulin happens primarily in fact liver and muscles cells.
TREATMENT of
Type 2 diabetes can however be controlled with weight management nutrient and exercise.
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