Nowadays diabetes has become more common. Obesity, aging, lifestyles, and environmental factors are the main cause of this disease. It also can be inherited [You are more likely to develop it if a parent or sibling has it.]
It is a disease in which glucose, or sugar levels, are above normal in the blood. Most of the food that we eat is turned into glucose which our bodies use for energy.
An organ, the pancreas, which lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin that helps glucose get into the cells of our bodies. If you have this diseas, your body doesn’t make enough insulin. In this case, glucose stays in the blood and does not reach the cells of your body. So, having too much sugar in the blood of your body leads to many health issues.
As there is no such permanent cure. But certain medicines and physical activities can help to control it.
Types of Diabetes
There are three types of diabetes: –
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Gestational diabetes
Now let us know each type of diabetes
- TYPE 1
It can be seen at any age, but is mostly diagnosed in the young generation. In this Type 1 , your body does not make insulin or very less insulin. The main cause of this type of diabetes is an autoimmune reaction. This reaction destroys the cells of the pancreas that make insulin. Some people can have genes that can be easily passed from parents to their children and make them type 1 diabetic. Type 1 diabetic patients need to take insulin injections to control it.
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes
- Feeling thirsty
- Feeling Fatigue
- Frequent urination
- Weight loss
- Blurry vision
- Mood changes
2. Type 2
It can also be seen at any age. but mostly diagnosed in the old generation. In this type 2 , the body does not make or use insulin. This type of diabetes is very common.
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes
- Feeling thirsty and hunger
- Feeling Fatigue
- Frequent urination
- Weight loss
- Blurry vision
- Slow-healing sores
3. Gestational diabetes
It develops in pregnant women. It affects the baby’s health due to high blood sugar. But soon after the delivery, blood sugar returns to its usual level soon.
Symptoms of Gestational diabetes
- Feeling thirsty
- Frequent urination
- Feeling fatigue
- Nausea
- Blurred vision
- Infection in the vagina, bladder as well as a skin infection
Health problems
- Oral health
- nerve damage
- heart disease
- vision problems
- foot problems
- stroke
- Chronic kidney disease
How to prevent diabetes
- If you are overweight, then lose extra weight
- Do more physical activities.
- Quit smoking
- Eat healthy food
- Get enough sleep
- Reduce the salt in your diet
- Get rid of physical or mental stresses
Can a life of a diabetic patient be normal?
The answer is ‘yes’. A diabetic patient can live a long, healthy life. For a normal life, a diabetic patient should see the doctor regularly, take all of the medications, and should do exercise.
Overall
It has been found that patients with type 2 have a longer life-expectancy than patients with type 1 , and the overall life expectancy of diabetics is equal to that of the non-diabetic population. There is a marginal increase of 0.6 years in life expectancy for male diabetics compared to their counterparts in the non-diabetic group across the full examined period. This difference in life expectancy is seen in male diabetics. There was a difference of 1.3 years in life expectancy between diabetic women. Women had a significantly higher incidence of diabetes than males did. This increase in life expectancy might be explained by better management of diabetes; however, additional research is required to verify this theory.
