About Diabetes

Groshan Fabiola asked:


There are several diabetes types, that are caused by different factors. Diabetes mellitus is the condition in which your body can not store or use glucose or it just can not produce the glucose necessary.

This diabetes type is divided into two:

- type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin dependent diabetes; this happens when your body does not produce any more insulin; if there is no insulin produced, then your body can not use glucose to produce any energy; so if you suffer from this diabetes type, then you know that insulin injections are a must in order to survive; diabetes type 1 is more common in young adults or in children, but there are cases of older people suffering from this diabetes type as well;

- diabetes type 2, also known as the non insulin dependent diabetes; in this case your body does not produce the necessary quantity of insulin or it is possible that your body becomes resistant to insulin; in this type of diabetes, both cases can happen in the same time as well; unlike the first diabetes type, this one is common in older people, that are over forty years old; furthermore, people that are overweight or have diabetes in their family history are also more at risk of developing this diabetes type; however, there have been cases of young people suffering from type 2 diabetes;

When suffering from diabetes, not matter what type, there are several symptoms that accompany this condition. Here are some of the most common diabetes signs:

- loss of weight and sometimes an increased feeling of hunger can indicate that you are suffering from diabetes;

- being thirsty all the time and urinating a lot are also diabetes signs;

- irritability or a blurry vision;

- infections of your gums, skin and bladder are also some of the symptoms that you will experience when suffering from diabetes;

- fatigue, weakness;

These diabetes symptoms are more common in type 1 diabetes. When suffering from the second type of diabetes, you may not suffer from any symptoms at all. This diabetes type develops gradually and this is the main reason why symptoms may not often appear.

As there are more type of diabetes caused by different factors, there are also several ways of treatment. Depending on what type of diabetes you have, your doctor will give you the proper treatment. Insulin injections of fluid, or drugs, these are just some of the ways to treat diabetes.

So, if you want to find out more about what causes diabetes or even about diabetes mellitus please follow this link http://diabetes-info-center.com/



Mark

Chris asked:


I was wondering what the chances of me are of getting diabetes. My grand mom has diabetes(well I think she does she has a machine to check her blood sugar but i never saw her inject herself with insolen) and both of her sisters sons also have diabetes. I think there are about 1 or 2 more people who have it but I cant think of them.

Also does your diet have any effect on wether you can get diabetes or not and how often should I get checked for it?

Russell