Diabetes is marked by serious or chronic disease and in
simple terms it means that your body has accumulated high blood sugar (blood
glucose). You may know that blood do
contain some amount of glucose because our body need glucose for energy to keep
moving but when the sugar or glucose level is elevated in our blood then it is bad
for health. This is where the diabetes come into picture.
How blood glucose is increased?
Glucose that comes from the food can also be responsible for
spiking your blood sugar. The organ in your body, which is known as pancreas release
a hormone called insulin into the blood and this hormone duty is to move the
glucose from the digested food into your body cells to be used as energy. This complex process is described as glucose
metabolism. Now, if insulin fails to carry the glucose properly into your body
cells then this causes the glucose to get accumulated into your blood therefore,
increasing your sugar level and being more prone to diabetes.
Proper diet and regular exercise is the best
way in controlling diabetes.
Types of Diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
This type of diabetes is often associated with the younger
people and commonly referred as juvenile diabetes. In medical terms, this means
that the beta cell has been destroyed by autoimmune reaction, which literally means
that the pancreas inhibits production of insulin because the insulin producing
cells are being destroyed by body’s own immune system. Type 1 diabetes is also
known as insulin-dependent diabetes, which means you need regular insulin in
order to maintain your blood glucose target level and to remain alive.
Please consult your doctor, if you are suffering from any one of the following symptoms, do not ignore it. Diabetes can be life threatening.
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes
- Feeling more thirsty than usual
- Feeling lethargic or famished
- Frequent urination
- Losing weight quickly without exercise
- Frequent Skin infections
- Itchy skin usually during night time
- Blurred vision
- Vomiting
