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Posted by admin in Prescription Diabetes Drugs, Weight Loss on April 18th, 2009
Diabetes, a small introduction
Diabetes is a disorder in the way your body uses food for energy. The sugar, starches and other food you consume in your diet is broken down in to a simple sugar called glucose. The glucose circulates in the blood waiting to enter the cells so the body can use it for energy. The hormone made by the pancreas called insulin helps move the glucose to the cells. A healthy pancreas will adjust the amount of glucose that enters the cells. If for some reason the pancreas does not function properly then there is a release of too much blood sugar, (glucose) into the cells.
Types of diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes, 1 and 2. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body does not make insulin at all. In this type of diabetes the body’s immune system has attacked and destroyed the cells that make insulin. People with this kind of diabetes must take insulin everyday to keep their blood sugar normal. Children, teenagers and young adults are most commonly diagnosed with it, but it can also appear in older adults.
The most common form of diabetes is type 2. About 95% of people who have diabetes have this second form. Your body either does not produce enough insulin or it cannot use the insulin it makes as well as it should. This form of diabetes is normally found in adults, but there has been an increase in children. It has been associated with being overweight and being less physically active. The risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes is also higher in certain racial and ethnic groups like African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. There is no cure for for this kind of diabetes, but it can be controlled through diet, being more active and losing weight.
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