Diabetes – Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Prevention

 

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic disease that people are facing in day-to-day life. Diabetes is a condition where an increase in blood sugar levels. It happens when our body comes to the state when it cannot produce a hormone called insulin or it cannot produce effective insulin. There are several types of diabetes and causes of diabetes also several.

The food we eat is spit and broken into glucose and absorbed in the blood. When the blood sugar level highs it signals the pancreas to release the insulin. This insulin lets the blood sugar to the body cells for energy. When a patient suffers from diabetes the insulin produced will not be effective or will not produce the insulin and blood sugar remains in the bloodstream and this leads to serious health disorders and affects other functions of the body.

According to a WHO report in the year 1990 in India 26 million people were suffering from diabetes and it has been increased to 65 million in the year 2016. And now, among every one people out of six are having diabetes.

One has to pay attention to checking the blood sugar levels taking the right diabetes treatment to avoid major health issues. Take diabetes care from Drugcarts and stay healthy.

Types of diabetes

There are many types of diabetes from which people are suffering. Let us see in detail.

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is also commonly called insulin-dependent diabetes. In this type of diabetes, the patient fails to produce insulin. The role of insulin is to allow the sugar in the cells to produce energy. Patients with type 1 diabetes are advised to intake insulin. Mostly type 1 diabetes is a rare disease. Child and adolescent age people are affected by type 1 diabetes.

The more strange is researchers could not find the actual cause of type 1 diabetes. It could be of genetics or even some virus attack.

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes

·         Increased thirst

·         Frequent urination

·         Sudden bedwetting in a child

·         Extreme hunger

·         Unintended weight loss

·         Irritability and other mood changes

·         Fatigue and weakness

·         Blurred vision

 

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is the most common chronic disease affected by the majority of people. In people with type 2 diabetes, the body does not use insulin well and this leads to abnormal levels of blood sugar. Type 2 diabetes can be controlled by maintaining a good diet and healthy lifestyle. Most older and young adults suffer from this type of diabetes. This type of diabetes will be developed over many years and we do not notice it until we face the symptom or check our blood sugar levels.

There are two major causes of type 2 diabetes they are, cells in the muscle, liver become resistant and nonreactive with insulin. And another reason is when the pancreas is not able to produce the insulin to handle the blood sugar. Type 2 diabetes can be cured by following the diet plan, physical exercise, reducing weight, and proper medications. Consult the diabetic expert from Drugcarts and find the proper diabetes treatment.

Symptoms of type 2 diabetes

·        Increased hunger and thirst

·        Peeing often

·        Fatigue

·        Sudden change in weight

·        Headache

·        Blurry vision

·        Skin rashes

·        Itching

·        Loss of consciousness

·        Sores or injections that don’t heal

·        Reddish gums

 

Gestational diabetes

Diabetes which occurs during the pregnancy period is called gestational diabetes. At the time of pregnancy, the body becomes less sensitive to insulin and there occurs diabetes. Most of the ladies suffer from gestational diabetes once after the pregnancy period by proper diet and healthy routine gestational diabetes is cured.

This type of diabetes creates more risk for both mother and fetus if the blood sugar level is not maintained. One can avoid gestational diabetes by being active during pregnancy, following the right diet, doing exercise, monitoring the sugar level, and checking the fetus's growth.

Gestational diabetes can cause premature baby birth, increasing the birth weight, diabetes for newborns, or later in the future.

Diabetes complications

Diabetes can cause major health disorders. By checking the sugar levels often one can avoid complications and by following simple medications and a controlled diet one can cure diabetes.

·        Heart disease

·        Nerve damage

·        Kidney disease

·        Blindness

·        Wound slow healing

·        Skin disease

·        Hearing impairment

·        Dementia

·        Pregnancy complications

These are some of the health disorders that will occur in the case of uncontrolled diabetes.

Diabetes Prevention

·        Reduce weight. Maintain proper weight

·        Eat healthy fats

·        Avoid junk food

·        Be physically active

·        Exercise daily

·        Eat fiber-rich foods and weight loss foods

·        Do not eat carbohydrate-rich foods

·        Intake more greens and fresh fruits and vegetables

·        Avoid sugary foods

·        Do not skip breakfasts

·        Quit smoking

·        Drink plenty of fluids

 

To avoid the severity of health disorders caused by diabetes we had to monitor our sugar levels. After the age of 30, it is good to keep a health check-up and know your levels. By following a healthy lifestyle and proper medical advice one can easily win diabetes. Get complete diabetes care from Drugcarts now!!!