Diabetes Care

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach

Types of diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes
In a healthy person, the blood glucose level is regulated by several hormones, including insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas, a small organ between the stomach and liver. The pancreas secretes other important enzymes that help to digest food.

Diabetes Causes
• A predisposition to develop type 1 diabetes may run in families, but genetic causes (a postitive family history) are much more common for type 2 diabetes.
• Environmental factors, including common unavoidable viral infections, may also contribute.

Controlling Diabetes
Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause:
• High blood sugar (which could make you thirsty, tired, lose weight, urinate often, or give you infections that won’t go away)
• Many serious health problems (which could hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves, or heart)

Diabetes Symptoms
The symptoms of diabetes may develop extremely quickly (over the course of weeks or even days) in children or adolescents who had previously been exhibiting signs of health. The symptoms of diabetes progress according to the range and duration of high blood sugar levels. The symptoms usually start mild (e.g. poorly healing skin rashes), and then progress to the more severe symptoms (e.g. excessive thirst and urination), and then finally to the dangerous life-threatening condition

In adults over the age of 40 the symptoms can appear very gradually.
• Exceptional thirst
• Dry mouth
• Frequent urination
• Loss of weight
• Weakness or fatigue
• Blurred vision

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