Facts you should know about Diabetes

 

Diabetes is a long-term (chronic) illness that affects how your body converts food into energy.

The majority of the food you consume is converted by your body into sugar (glucose), which is then released into your bloodstream. Your pancreas releases insulin when your blood sugar levels rise. In order for blood sugar to enter your body's cells and be used as energy, insulin functions like a key.

Too much blood sugar remains in your bloodstream when there is insufficient insulin or when cells cease reacting to insulin. That can eventually lead to major health issues like renal disease, eyesight loss, and heart disease.

There is no treatment for yet. However, a good diet, regular exercise, and weight loss can all be very beneficial. Additional actions you can take to assist:

-Use medication as directed.

-Obtain guidance and information about diabetes self-management.

-Schedule and attend medical appointments.

Varieties of diabetes

Diabetes comes in three basic forms:

 

Type 1, 

Type 2,  

Gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).

Diabetes Type 1

An autoimmune reaction, in which the body unintentionally assaults itself, is thought to be the origin of type 1 diabetes. This response prevents your body from producing insulin. Type 1 diabetes affects roughly 5–10% of adults with diabetes. Type 1 diabetes can be identified at any age, and its symptoms frequently appear suddenly. To survive if you have type 1 diabetes, you must take insulin every day. Nobody now understands how to stop type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Type 2

Your body struggles to properly utilise insulin in type 2 diabetes, making it difficult to maintain normal blood sugar levels. The majority of diabetics (90–95%) are type 2. It takes many years to develop, and adults are typically diagnosed with it (but more and more kids, teenagers, and young adults are as well). If you are at risk, it is crucial to have your blood sugar tested because you might not exhibit any symptoms. By adopting healthy lifestyle adjustments like these, type 2 diabetes can be avoided or postponed.

-Shedding pounds.

-Eating a balanced diet.

-Being energetic.

Prediabetes

Women who have never had diabetes before who become pregnant can acquire gestational diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, your unborn child may be more susceptible to health issues. After your baby is born, gestational diabetes typically disappears. However, it raises your chance of developing type 2 diabetes in later life. Your child has a higher chance of being obese as a youngster or adolescent and going on to acquire type 2 diabetes.