In the United States, about 5-10% of children and young adults are found to have Type 1 diabetes yearly. It is classified as an auto-immune disease. When the immune system attacks the beta cells that produce insulin in the pancreas and kills them. The pancreas then cannot produce the insulin that the body needs.
Most cases of Type 1 diabetes have a sudden occurance of symptoms which include extreme thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and/or extreme fatigue. When there is no medical treatment for this condition it can result in diabetic ketoacidosis, or diabetic coma. This is a serious and life-threatening condition when it is not treated.
Type 2 diabetes occurs in over 95% of adults over 35 in the US according to the Natl. Inst. Of Health. Eighty percent of the people who have Type 2 diabetes are overweight. A person with Type 2 diabetes does not get the insulin they need because their cells become resistant to it.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by obesity, lack of exercise, some ethnicity's, a person's age and, in some cases, genetics. Other triggers for this type of diabetes include high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Unhealthy eating habits are the greatest cause for Type 2 diabetes. When a person has a lifestyle that does not include proper diet and exercise, they are extremely susceptible to Type 2 diabetes.
People will develop the symptoms of this diabetes gradually over a long period of time. They will feel extreme fatigue, blurred vision, increased thirst and hunger, slow healing of wounds and sores, and frequent urination.
In many cases when an individual changes their lifestyle and begins eating properly and exercising, the diabetes will resolve itself. These people do not need to take medication. However, there are cases when the diabetes is not resolved with diet and exercise and medication must be taken at that time.
About three to eight percent of women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy gets Gestational diabetes. The diabetes often does not have any symptoms and is resolved with the birth of the baby. When a woman is found to have gestational diabetes she will normally be instructed to begin a proper diet and exercise program to keep the diabetes in check during the pregnancy.
Many women who have gestational diabetes when they are pregnant, will develop it with later pregnancies. They also have a 40% risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Most cases of Type 1 diabetes have a sudden occurance of symptoms which include extreme thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and/or extreme fatigue. When there is no medical treatment for this condition it can result in diabetic ketoacidosis, or diabetic coma. This is a serious and life-threatening condition when it is not treated.
Type 2 diabetes occurs in over 95% of adults over 35 in the US according to the Natl. Inst. Of Health. Eighty percent of the people who have Type 2 diabetes are overweight. A person with Type 2 diabetes does not get the insulin they need because their cells become resistant to it.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by obesity, lack of exercise, some ethnicity's, a person's age and, in some cases, genetics. Other triggers for this type of diabetes include high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Unhealthy eating habits are the greatest cause for Type 2 diabetes. When a person has a lifestyle that does not include proper diet and exercise, they are extremely susceptible to Type 2 diabetes.
People will develop the symptoms of this diabetes gradually over a long period of time. They will feel extreme fatigue, blurred vision, increased thirst and hunger, slow healing of wounds and sores, and frequent urination.
In many cases when an individual changes their lifestyle and begins eating properly and exercising, the diabetes will resolve itself. These people do not need to take medication. However, there are cases when the diabetes is not resolved with diet and exercise and medication must be taken at that time.
About three to eight percent of women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy gets Gestational diabetes. The diabetes often does not have any symptoms and is resolved with the birth of the baby. When a woman is found to have gestational diabetes she will normally be instructed to begin a proper diet and exercise program to keep the diabetes in check during the pregnancy.
Many women who have gestational diabetes when they are pregnant, will develop it with later pregnancies. They also have a 40% risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
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