Diabetes Warning Signs

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common forms of diabetes. It is also known as the non-insulin diabetes and this type of diabetes which is found among 80% of people having diabetes. This type of diabetes is characterized by insulin deficiency and insulin resistance.

Type 2 diabetes also known as late onset diabetes does not produce adequate insulin in your body or the cells may resist the acceptance of insulin.

The food which we consume gets broken down into glucose and it is carried by the blood. This glucose is utilized by the cells to produce energy. But in a type 2 diabetes the body does not produce insulin or the produced insulin is not accepted by the cells. Without the help of insulin, the glucose cannot be utilized by the cells. In such a case, the glucose will mount in the blood instead of going into the cells. When the blood sugar level increases it may lead to two major troubles

• Your body cells will starve for energy
• High blood glucose levels will severely affect your kidneys, heart, eyes and nerves.

It may be really hard for anyone to digest the truth that they are being affected by diabetes. Though type 2 diabetes is a severe disease, you need not be panic. Through a proper diet and routine exercise you can live a long and healthy life. The disease can affect people of all age group and those who are having a family background of diabetes are more prone to this type of disease. Type 2 diabetes is widespread throughout the world.

Also people following an improper lifestyle like poor diet, low physical activity and having excess weight are having higher risk of being affected by type 2 diabetes.

Other risk factors of type 2 diabetes include

Age is a major risk factor, especially those who are over 45 years.
Those who are having high blood pressure and history of gestational diabetes are more prone to type 2 diabetes.
HDL cholesterol of less than 35 mg/dL

This type of diabetes remains silent for years and they don’t show off any symptoms. If you do have any symptoms then that may be so common such as

• Blurred vision

• Unquenched thirst

• Increased appetite

• Frequent urination

• Fatigue

• Frequent or slow-healing infections

• Erectile dysfunction

Treatment for type 2 diabetics

The severity of this type of diabetes is more than type 1 diabetes. The aim of the treatment is to keep the blood sugar level under control and to prevent the diabetes-related complications.

The severity of Type 2 diabetes can cause

• Kidney failure

• Blindness

• Heart related problems

• Amputation of limbs

Type 2 diabetics have to follow strict diet and routine exercises to keep the blood glucose level under control. Insulin injections may not require in the initial stage

Diabetes is a disease which occurs due to the metabolic disorder of the body. For a diabetic, the blood glucose level remains high and the body is unable to produce enough energy. There are three types of diabetes namely

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Gestational diabetes

You might have heard of the type 1 diabetes. So what kind of diabetes is type 1?

The food which we eat is broken down into glucose and is carried by the blood. Our cells use this glucose to produce energy and it is the fuel for our bodily functions. However the cells cannot utilize the glucose with the help of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin acts like a key for the cells to utilize the glucose.

For a type 1 diabetic the body produces little or no insulin which means the cells are unable to produce energy. It is because the immune system of a person destroys the beta cells in hi/her pancreas, which is responsible for the production of insulin. Sometimes the attack may be so severe that the cells cannot produce insulin in the future.

Of all the diabetics in the world, nearly 10-15% of them are having type 1. Type1 is also known as juvenile-onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. As the name suggests type1/juvenile/childhood diabetes is the one which is mainly diagnosed during the childhood. However don’t remain as a laggard that type1 affects only youth. The disease is also diagnosed in adults however the ratio of infection is low when compared to the young people.

The cause of the disease still remains as a mystery for the scientists. It is believed that the heredity is the major risk factor of this disease. Also environmental factors such as virus infection, improper life style etc can trigger the onset of type 1 diabetes.

Since no one knows why this happens, it can’t be prevented and also there is no possible way to find out who are all will be affected by this disease. Once a person gets affected by this diabetes, he/she requires lifelong treatment. The type 1 diabetic patients have to use insulin injections several times a day in order to keep the blood glucose level under control. Insulin pumps also give better results against type 1 diabetes.

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes

The symptoms of type 1 diabetes may not be clear always and therefore a person can have diabetes without even knowing to him. This type of diabetes may develop suddenly or gradually.

Some of the common symptoms of type 1 diabetes are

• Frequent urination

Type1 diabetics urinate frequently as the kidney respond to high levels of blood glucose by eliminating the excess glucose through urine

• Abnormal thirst

Since large amount of fluid is flushed out in the form of urine, the person feels excess thirst.

• Weight loss

Despite of a good appetite, a type 1 diabetic loses his/her weight either suddenly or gradually.

• Fatigue

Since the body cells could not use the glucose, it starves for energy and the patient always remain fatigue.