Two Types of Diabetes
Posted by keiy | Filed under diabetes
Comments (1) | October 9th, 2009
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. There are different types of diabetes suffered by human. Here are two types of diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes usually affects children and young adults who need to be treated with insulin. They notice thirst, weight loss, and the frequent need to urinate. They need treatment with insulin for life because they do not produce enough themselves. They can sometimes go into a coma if their blood sugar falls very low or if the sugar level goes very high.
- Type 2 diabetes mainly affects adults who are usually overweight and do little exercise. It is uncommon for a fit, slim adult to get diabetes. Most patients with type 2 diabetes can be treated satisfactorily simply by losing weight and exercising every day. Some need drugs as well, and a minority need both drugs and insulin. In addition, women who have given birth to a baby weighing over 10 pounds is more likely to get type 2 diabetes later in life.
The aim of treatment for both types of diabetes is to regulate the blood sugar level very tightly within the normal range, it’s between 3 and 6 mmol/l.
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Diabetes today is mostly caused by a lifestyle that has less exercise and too much sugar. Diabetes can be easily avoided by just doing simple exercises each day like jogging and avoiding sugars. If you already have diabetes, exercise is still the best way to manage it. Food supplements like Charantia and Chromium also helps.