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A person with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day to monitor glucose levels. Diabetes type II, also known as adult beginning diabetes, is characterized by the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to control glucose levels or the cells not responding to insulin. When the cell does not respond to insulin, it is called insulin resistance.

Type 2 Diabetes

When a person is diagnosed with diabetes type II, exercise and weight control as set out measures to help with insulin resistance. If it does not control glucose levels, then medication is prescribed. Risk factors for type II diabetes include: inactivity, high cholesterol, obesity and hypertension. Inactivity alone is a very strong risk factor that has proven to lead to diabetes type II. Exercise will have a positive effect on diabetes type II, while improving insulin sensitivity while type can not be controlled training program. Diabetes can also cause long-term complications in some people, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, impaired vision and kidney damage. This is connected with Acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome and several other endocrinological disorders. Children and Teens with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop hypertension or abnormal levels of blood fats. When these problems cluster together in person, doctors call this metabolic syndrome. Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes Mellitus: – often referred simply as Diabetes is a common disease. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder wherein, the human body is not in the condition to produce enough or does not properly utilize the insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas which enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy. In diabetes, the body either fails to properly respond to its own insulin, does not make enough insulin or both. This causes glucose to accumulate in the blood, often leading to various complications. Diabetes Mellitus is characterized by constant high levels of blood glucose (sugar). Human body has to maintain the blood glucose level at a very narrow range, which is done with insulin and glucagons. The function of glucagons is causing the liver to release glucose from its cells into the blood, for the production of energy. There are many types of diabetes. The principal three are:

• Type 1 Diabetes – Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin.

• Type 2 Diabetes – Results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with relative insulin deficiency.

• Gestational Diabetes – Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational     diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women. It may precede development of type 2 (or rarely type 1).

• Many other forms of diabetes mellitus are categorized separately from these. Examples include congenital diabetes due to genetic defects of insulin secretion, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, steroid diabetes induced by high doses of glucocorticoids (Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor, which is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell.), and several forms of Monogenic Diabetes.

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes obstruct a person’s carefree life. When breaking down of glucose in the body is stopped completely, it takes the help of fat and protein to produce the energy, due to which symptoms like polydipsia, polyuria, polyphegia, excessive weight loss etc is noticed in a diabetic. Normal blood sugar level in a human body is between 70 mg/dl to 110 mg/dl at fasting state. If blood sugar level is lower than 70 mg/dl, it is termed as hypoglycemia and if it is higher than 110 mg/dl, it is termed as hyperglycemia. Though all forms of diabetes have become treatable since 1921 because of the availability of Insulin, it’s not fully curable except a pancreas transplant, although gestational diabetes normally resolves after delivery. Acute complications in diabetes include hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis or nonketotic hyperosmdar coma which may occur if the disease isn’t treated or properly controlled. Serious long term includes cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, and retinal damage leading to blindness, nerve failure, erectile dysfunction and poor wound healing, which, particularly of the feet may cause gangrene, possibly requiring amputation.

Proper and adequate treatment of diabetes as well as increased emphasis and special care about the increased blood pressure and life style factors such as not smoking, having a healthy and fit body may improve the risk profile of most of the chronic complications. Over weight, lack of exercise, family history, stress etc increase the risk of diabetes. Diabetes is the most significant cause of adult blindness in the non elderly and the leading cause of non traumatic amputation in adults.

Author: Amrita Lahiri

In the last few years, many studies and research have been done to determine the causes of type 2 diabetes. What we do know today is that type 2 diabetes is far too common among families. For instance, an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes most likely has a relative or two with the same disease. Because of this, type 2 diabetes is considered a genetic disease.

Resistance to Insulin: A Type 2 Diabetes Factor

People who have type 1 diabetes are not able to produce enough insulin. People who have type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, are actually able to produce adequate amounts of insulin, but their body is simply unable to process the insulin properly. People with type 2 insulin are insulin resistant.

There are symptoms of insulin resistance but these symptoms are often ignored for several years. People can prevent developing type 2 diabetes if they take the early steps. For instance, it is never too early for a person to take a simple blood sugar test. Type 2 diabetes is a disease that does not discriminate. It can develop even in those people who are eating right and exercising regularly since type 2 diabetes is a genetic disease. You may eat right and exercise right, but if you are still at risk if somewhere in your family history, there are relatives who have type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes Myths

Again, there are several symptoms of type 2 diabetes and it is best to see a doctor if any of the symptoms manifest themselves. But just as there are many type 2 diabetes symptoms, there are also many myths about it. Your best recourse is to learn about the disease so that you do not fall victim to false beliefs.

Here are a few of the common myths about what causes type 2 diabetes:

* Stress

It is not true that stress causes diabetes. Many illnesses have stress as their leading factor but in the case of diabetes, stress is not. Stress, however, can worsen a disease like diabetes (e.g., constant and unnecessary worrying). Read the rest of this entry »