15 Facts You Must Know About Diabetes ( MUST READ )

I guess you must heard about diabetes and
it’s inter-relatonship with blood sugar or
glucose and insulin?

I know you must have heard about the forms
of diabetes and it’s varying symptoms?.

This article will give you more than enough
facts you should know as diabetic patient or
as a person who wish not acquire diabetes.


1. Diabetes is the main cause of blindness in
adults.


2. Adults who have diabetes are exposed to
the risk of getting heart diseases by 2-4
times higher than adults who don’t have it.


3. Type 2 diabetes generally have no
symptoms.


4. Diabetes during pregnancy (gestational
diabetes) stops after pregrancy,but the victim
has a higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes in
future.


5. 1/3 of diabetic patients still dont know
they have diabetes.


6. Diabetes occurs when blood sugar
increases after meal with lack of insulin to
break it down.


7. About 5% of all diabetic patients has type 1
diabetes,while about 90% has Type 2.


8. There are 3 main forms of diabetes, Type
1 , Type 2 and gestational diabetes.


9. Type 2 can be conveniently prevented
based on your body fitness,which can be
achieved by eating balanced diet, doing
physical excercises and moderating your
weight.


10. Type 1 diabetes occurs when an
immune reaction or reponse destroys the
Pancreas,when this happens ,insulin will not
be produced again .


11. Type 2 diabetes occurs when there is a
sort of resistance between the body tissues
and insulin.


12. More risk factors that can make you
diabetic includes high blood pressure,
obesity, physically inactive, high cholesterol,
having a family that has diabetes in history
etc.


13. Diabetic patients are 2x likely to suffer
depression.



14. Diabetic patients can still take
carbohydrate but in a controlled quantity.


15. Diabetes can slowpoke the functions of the
kidney by destroying the blood cells in the
kidney .




CONCLUSION


Stay free from diabetes today by eating good
and balanced diet, do a lot of physical
excercise, maintain your body weight and
control your blood sugar levels.

 

Type 1 Diabetes is not prevented by a healthy diet but T2 is!! So also be cautious of the symptoms, signs and make sure to always take precautionary tests annually.

 

Yes, diabetes is very serious. If not taken care of properly it can lead to serious complications. You could loose limbs, go blind, and even die prematurely. It is very important to go to the follow up appointments that the doctors recommend for you.