DIABETES

Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.Diabetes occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood glucose

Symptoms of diabetes may occur suddenly.The symptoms can be mild and may take many years to be noticed. Symptoms of diabetes include: feeling very thirsty, needing to urinate more often than usual, blurred vision,feeling tired, losing weight unintentionall, Urinate (pee) a lot, often at night, very hungry, have numb or tingling hands or feet, very dry skin, sores that heal slowly and having more infections than usual

There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2  and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction. This reaction stops your body from making insulin. It’s usually diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and can’t keep blood sugar at normal levels. It develops over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults. Gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women who have never had diabetes. 

There are a number of treatments available to help you manage and treat your diabetes. Everyone with type 1 diabetes, and some people with type 2 diabetes, need to take insulin to manage their blood glucose (sugar) levels. If you have type 2 diabetes you may need medication to help manage your blood sugar levels. There are lots of obesity surgery procedures to the stomach or intestine that you can get to help you lose weight. 
Lots of people with Type 2 diabetes don’t take any medication, and they instead treat their diabetes by eating well and moving more. Diabetes doesn't just affect you physically, it can affect you emotionally too.Whether you've just been diagnosed or you've lived with diabetes for a long time, you may need support for all the emotions you're feeling. 

Lifestyle changes are the best way to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.To help prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications, people should:reach and keep a health body weight, stay physically active with at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise each day, eat a healthy diet and avoid sugar and saturated fat and do not smoke tobacco.

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