5 Things to Know About Diabetes
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Sep 15, 2015
Updated Nov 17, 2023
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Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience frequent urination, they will become increasingly thirsty and hungry. An estimated 29 million Americans have diabetes and 382 million people have it worldwide. Diabetes has become one the nation's top chronic health conditions.
1. What are the symptoms of diabetes?
Common symptoms of diabetes:
Early detection and treatment of diabetes can decrease the risk of developing the complications of diabetes.
2. What are the risk factors for diabetes?
Type 2. If you have this kind, your body can't use the insulin it makes. This is called insulin resistance. Type 2 usually affects adults, but it can begin at any time in your life. The main things that lead to it are:
3. What is the difference between Diabetes Types 1 and 2?
Type 1 diabetes: The body does not produce insulin. Some people may refer to this type as insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes, or early-onset diabetes. People usually develop type 1 diabetes before their 40th year, often in early adulthood or teenage years. Type 1 diabetes is nowhere near as common as type 2 diabetes. Approximately 10% of all diabetes cases are this type. Patients with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin injections for the rest of their life. They must also ensure proper blood-glucose levels by carrying out regular blood tests and following a special diet.
Type 2 diabetes - The body does not produce enough insulin for proper function, or the cells in the body do not react to insulin (insulin resistance). Approximately 90% of all cases of diabetes worldwide are type 2.
4. What kind of complications are associated with diabetes?
5. There is lots of research going on now to learn how to prevent and treat diabetes.