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Diabetes resources to help you
on your way to successfully cure diabetes
Diabetes-general information
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.
Diabetes is the common
disease.
Diabetes prevalence has increased steadily in
the last half of this century and will continue to increase in future
due life style changes. It believed to be one of the main criterions
for deaths in United States every year.
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where in
human body does not produce insulin, a hormone that is required to
convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy.
Human body has
to maintain the blood glucose level at a very narrow range, which is
done with insulin
and glucagon. Diabetesis characterized by constant high
levels of blood glucose (sugar). When breakdown of glucose
is stopped completely, body starts using fat and protein to produce the
energy. Desired blood sugar of a healthy human body should be between
70 mg/dl -110 mg/dl during fasting. The function of glucagon is to
release glucose to the blood stream so that, it can be transported to
body tissues and cells for the production of energy.
There are two
main types of diabetes:
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In 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. 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. The diabetes can cause following malfunctions
in a human body
Adult blindness
Renal disease
(ESRD)
Gangrene and
amputations
Cardiovascular
problems and neuropathy
Gestational
diabetes in pregnant
women
Diabetes
mellitus is not
completely curable but can be managed successfully. The daibetes mostly can be controlled by the
patient by appropriate diet, exercise and medication. Advancement in diabetes research has led to better ways
of controlling diabetes and treating its complications.
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