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Welcome back again to this Saturday health facts where I will be sharing some interesting health facts and suggestions from where you can improve your lifestyle as well as be aware of your health from time to time.
About 537 million adults across the world have diabetes. Experts predict this number will rise to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.Did you know?
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form, representing 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases.
Now, the most important question : What causes Diabetes and which type is serious?
A : Too much glucose circulating in your bloodstream causes diabetes, regardless of the type. However, the reason why your blood glucose levels are high differs depending on the type of diabetes.
Causes of diabetes include:
Insulin resistanceAutoimmune diseaseHormonal imbalancesPancreatic damageGenetic mutations
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form
What are types of Diabetes one should know?
There are several types of diabetes. The most common forms include:
- Type 2 diabetes : With this type, your body doesn’t make enough insulin and/or your body’s cells don’t respond normally to the insulin (insulin resistance). This is the most common type of diabetes. It mainly affects adults, but children can have it as well.
- Prediabetes: This type is the stage before Type 2 diabetes. Your blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be officially diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
- Type 1 diabetes : This type is an autoimmune disease in which your immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in your pancreas for unknown reasons. Up to 10% of people who have diabetes have Type 1. It’s usually diagnosed in children and young adults, but it can develop at any age.
- Gestational diabetes: This type develops in some people during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. However, if you have gestational diabetes, you’re at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
- Type 3c diabetes
- Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
- Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- Neonatal diabetes
- Brittle diabetes
Symptoms of diabetes include:
- Increased thirst (polydipsia) and dry mouth.
- Frequent urination.
- Fatigue.
- Blurred vision.
- Unexplained weight loss.
- Numbness or tingling in your hands or feet.
- Slow-healing sores or cuts.
- Frequent skin and/or vaginal yeast infections.
Diabetes can lead to acute (sudden and severe) and long-term complications — mainly due to extreme or prolonged high blood sugar levels.
Cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) issues are the most common type of long-term diabetes complication. They include:
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Atherosclerosis
- Nerve damage
- kidney failure
- Diabetes-related foot conditions
- Skin infections
- Amputations
- Retinopathy
I'll come back again with some new health facts until then,That's it for today. I hope this information will help users and all of you to get info on diabetes and how diabetes can be harmful for your body if it is not diagnosed at the correct time and taken preventive measures against it.
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