diabetes introduction
Introduction
Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of Americans every year. Your doctor may have informed you that you have diabetes. Although there is no known cure fordiabetes, several known treatments can control this disease. The success of any diabetes treatment depends largely on the patient. This reference summary will review the different types of diabetes, their control and treatment.
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What is Diabetes
The body is made of millions of cells that need energy to function.The food you eat is turned into sugar, called glucose. Sugar is carried to the cells through the blood stream. It is one of many substances needed by cells to make energy. For glucose to enter the cells, 2 conditions must be present. First, the cells must have enough doors, called receptors. Second, a substance called insulin is needed to unlock the receptors. Once these two conditions are met, glucose enters the cell and is used by the cell to make energy. Without energy, all cells die. Insulin is a chemical hormone, which is manufactured in the pancreas. Insulin levels in the blood vary with the amount of glucose present in the blood. Diabetes is a disease that makes it difficult for the cells of the body to get the glucose they need to make energy. Diabetes can make it difficult for the cells of the body to receive adequate amounts of glucose in two ways. First, the pancreas ay not make insulin. Since insulin is needed to unlock the receptors, glucose cannot enter the cells. Therefore, glucose levels increase in the blood. This is known as Type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when insulin is present in enough quantities, but there is a decrease in the number of receptors on the cells to allow glucose to enter. Even though insulin is present, it cannot be used effectively, a situation called Insulin Resistance which results in high levels of glucose in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is more common than Type 1. The exact causes of diabetes are unknown. However, it tends to run in families. Diabetes is not a contagious disease.
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I agree with you, diabetes are the disease which is originating due to increase in level of sugar in blood. and its prevention is to used insulin shots or injection or tablets regularly and eat sugar free food. to decrease sugar level at in between 80 to 100. thnks for sharing this post.