What is Diabetes?

If in your body, blood glucose commonly known as blood sugar, is too high, you develop diabetes. Your principal source of energy in your body is blood glucose, which is obtained from the food you eat. The pancreas produces the hormone called insulin, which facilitates the entry of food-derived glucose into your cells for energy production. Sometimes your body produces insufficient or no insulin, or does not use insulin well. After that, glucose remains in your circulation and does not enter your cells. Diabetes is also otherwise known as diabetes mellitus.

Sometimes Diabetes is referred as “borderline diabetes” or “a touch of sugar.” These terms imply that a person doesn’t actually have diabetes or has a less severe condition, however, diabetes always has serious consequences.

Types of diabetes

Type 1,Type 2,and Gestational diabetes are the most common types of diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes(Insulin dependent diabetes)

Your body does not make insulin if you have type 1 diabetes. Your immune system attacks and destroys the cells in your pancreas that make insulin. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, although it can appear at any age. in order to stay alive, people with type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day.

Type 2 diabetes(Insulin independent diabetes)

Your body does not make or use insulin well if you have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can appear at any age, even in childhood. However, those in their middle years and older mostly in their 40s likely to develop this kind of diabetes. The most prevalent kind of diabetes is type 2.

Gestational diabetes(Diabetes while pregnant)

Women who have never had diabetes before when become pregnant can acquire gestational diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, your unborn child may be more susceptible to health issues so one must be cautious. After your baby is born, gestational diabetes typically disappears. However, it raises your chance of developing type 2 diabetes in later life. Your child has a higher chance of being obese as a kid or teen and going on to acquire type 2 diabetes.

Less common types of diabetes include monogenic diabetes, which is an inherited form of diabetes, and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes(CFRD).

Symptoms of Diabetes

• Unexplained weight loss
• Hazy vision
• Increased thirst and urination
• Fatigue
• Numbness/tingling in feet or hands
• Increased hunger
• Sores that do not heal /heal slowly

Type 1 diabetes symptoms might start quickly, within a few weeks. Type 2 diabetes symptoms can appear gradually over a number of years and can be so mild that you might not even notice them. Type 2 diabetes affects many persons which exhibit no symptoms. Some people don’t realize they have this condition until they start experiencing diabetes-related health issues, like hazy vision, fatigue, numbness or heart issues.