Diabetes
Main Points:
- Disorder of metabolism, when the body makes blood sugar level rise higher than normal because of the lack of insulin
- Three types: type 1, type 2, and gestational
- Can occur in anyone at any age
- Affects 18.2 million people (6.3% of the US population)
About Type One: Usually occurs in kids and used to be called juvenile diabetes, when the body does not produce any insulin at all.
About Type Two: The most common of the three, your body has insulin resistance and will make lots of insulin at first but then won't be able to keep up and will fall behind on producing enough.
About Gestational: Sometimes occurs in women during their 24th week of pregnancy, its important to track your glucose levels for the sake of both and mother and the baby. If a mother gets this during her pregnancy if does not mean that she had diabetes before or she will have diabetes after she has the baby.
Citations:
"Diabetes Basics". American Diabetes Association. N.p., 2017. Web. 4 Jan. 2017.
"Diabetes Symptoms, Treatment, Causes - Points To Remember - Medicinenet". MedicineNet. N.p., 2017. Web. 4 Jan. 2017.
"Type 2". American Diabetes Association. N.p., 2017. Web. 4 Jan. 2017.
"Cite A Website - Cite This For Me". Mejorconsalud.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 4 Jan. 2017.
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