Diabetes
By: Hayden Huber
ABOUT DIABETS
Diabetes mellitus, or simply diabetes, is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, that acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells in the body to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into the cells.
HOW PEOPLE GET DIABETES
A person with diabetes type 1 developed the disease because their immune system destroyed the insulin-producing beta cells. A diet high in calories, which can make people overweight/obese, raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially if there is a history of this disease in the family.
blood sugar
if you have diabetes your doctor should give you a number that you have to keep your blood sugar at.http://www.januvia.com/sitagliptin/januvia/consumer/managing-diabetes/blood-sugar-levels.xhtml?&gclid=CI3ok82KkcwCFcJahgodTNAF8g
weight loss
diabetes can lead to weight loss.
watch how much you drink
to much can increases your chance of getting diabetes.
WHAT TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES DO TO YOU
type 1 and 2 diabetes can lead to blurred vision, thirst, tiredness, weight loss, urination, slow healing, thrush or genital itching.
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