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Important Facts About Diabetes That You Should Know

Diabetes mellitus is a serious disease in which the body does not secrete enough insulin resulting a high amount of sugar in the blood. Diabetes mellitus, also known as diabetes was identified in the ancient times as a disease associated with “sweet urine” and abnormal loss of muscle.

High levels of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia) lead to overflow of glucose into the urine, thus the term urine. Basically, insulin controls the levels of the glucose present in the blood, a kind of hormone produces by the pancreas. Insulin helps lower the level of the blood glucose.

When the blood glucose is high, pancreas releases insulin to control the glucose level by promoting the uptake of glucose into body cells. If a person has diabetes, the lack of insulin will cause hyperglycemia. Diabetes is a serious medical illness, which means though it can be controlled yet, it is lifetime.
Important Facts About Diabetes That You Should Know

How many US citizens have diabetes?
Approximately, there are 29.1 million or 9.3% of the population in the United States affect diabetes, while there are also 86 million people have prediabetes and not aware of it. However, 8.1 million people in the United States have diabetes yet, don’t know about it.

Know the signs and symptoms of diabetes
If you have one of these signs you must visit a physician before it’s too late.
  • Frequent urination
  • Increased thirst
  • Too much weight loss
  • Extreme hunger Blurry vision
  • Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
  • A feeling of tiredness and weakness
  • Skin is too dry
  • Sores don’t heal easily
  • More infections than usual
  • Irritable and moody
  • Also includes, nausea, vomiting and stomach pains.
Types of diabetes
Basically, there are two types of diabetes type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a continuing condition in which the pancreas doesn’t secrete enough insulin or much worse no secretion of insulin. Basically, sugar (glucose) needs insulin to enter the cells to produce energy.

Type 2 diabetes, blood glucose is not normal, but not high enough to be diabetes yet. Most people who have diabetes is type 2 diabetes. An estimated, 27 million US citizens have this.

Source: 
Merriam Webster
Mayoclinic 
Webmd

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