know about diabetes, its signs, and symptoms
Meaning:
Do you know what is diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic health problem when it affects the body the food turns into energy and the human body breaks down and separates most of the food into glucose (sugar)which flows into the bloodstream when the human body’s blood sugar goes high it gives a signal to the pancreas to release insulin.
Types of Diabetes:
Type 1
Diabetes is also called an autoimmune disease, which means the immune system of the body attacks and harms the beta cells in the human pancreas that produces insulin and the damage is permanent.
Type 2
It is a medical condition where the amount of glucose raise in the bloodstream here in type 2 your body finds it difficult to respond to insulin and may not be able to produce insulin.
Gestational
This diabetes is very high blood sugar at the time of gestational diabetes. if you are gestational diabetic during your pregnancy, it does mean you had diabetes before or after but it may raise the risk of diabetes.
Symptoms
The symptoms depend on the human body specially pre-diabetic or type 2 diabetic
Feeling more thirsty
Losing weight
Often urinating
Often feeling tired or weak
Mood swings & feeling irritation
Often getting infections like skin, and vaginal.
Blurry vision
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes
Extreme appetite
Increase in thirst
Often feeling tired
Blurry vision
Symptoms of type 2 diabetes
Extreme appetite
Often urination
Sore are blow to the heart
Tiredness
Symptoms of gestational diabetes
Most people don’t develop gestational diabetes and don’t have any such symptoms. The condition is detected during a regular blood sugar test which usually performs between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy.
Causes of diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
There is no such exact cause of type 1 diabetes, for some reason it may be through a weak immune system
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a combination of genes, and lifestyle & having overweight can increase the risk too.
Gestational
it occurs as the result of hormonal imbalance during pregnancy and during this period the cells and sensitive and high in condition to affect insulin overweight during pregnancy and more likely to get gestational diabetes.
Risk factors for diabetes:
Type1 diabetes
The type of diabetes is more likely to get in teenage or children and some of the diseases are carried through genes.
Complication
Heart & blood vessels disease
Nerve damage
Kidney damage
Eye damage
Limb damage
Sensitive condition (skin, mouth)
Note: chances of pregnancy are high
Diabetes 2 risk factors
Some of the risk factors
Obese can be the main risk.
Fat distribution rather than thighs & hips can be a sign of risk.
Laziness & in-activeness can lead to high risk due to sensitive cells and may cause obese
An increase in blood lipid level
The age risk of diabetes 2 at the age of 45
Pre-diabetes
Pre-diabetes is a serious condition where glucose levels are higher than typical, but not sufficiently high yet to be analyzed as type 2 diabetes.
Complication:
It will be the same as diabetes 1 but then there will be
Slow healing process
Hearing problem
Sleep apnea
Dementia
Prevention of diabetes
Healthy diet
Exercise regularly
Control weight
Inactive for a long period