Diabetes

Diabetes

By: Rachel Duff

Main Info:

-There are three main types of diabetes

     -Type 1 diabetes

            -A chronic condition in which the pancreas no longer produces insulin.

            -Can not be cured.

            -Can be acquired genetically or just randomly by no longer being able to produce                                   insulin.

     -Type 2 diabetes

            -A chronic condition in which the pancreas either doesn't produce insulin or resists                                the insulin.

            -Can be acquired by being overweight and unhealthy.

     -Gestational diabetes

            -A form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women.

            -Can be acquired when you get pregnant and your body just is not able to make                                       and use the insulin it needs for the pregnancy.

-Your pancreas produces insulin. Insulin keeps your blood sugar level maintained.

Visuals:

-Diabetics usually test their blood sugar level with a blood glucose meter.

-Diabetics get the insulin that they need through injections.

Reflection:

-Diabetes in a very interesting topic. It is so complex and has so many factors that go into it that people could talk for hours about it. I am very familiar with this disease because people in my family have type 2, I am the first person in my family to ever get type 1. A cool thing that I learned is that type 2 is very common because there are over 3 million cases in the US per year. Type 1 is very rare because there are less than 200,000 cases in the US per year.

References:

"Diabetes Archives - Infertility | Pregnancy Wellness | Post Pregnancy Weight Loss". Infertility | Pregnancy Wellness | Post Pregnancy Weight Loss. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.

"Insulin Pen • Images Video Information". Images Video Information. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.