Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that should be taken seriously. It is actually the effect of a complex group of diseases that happen from a variety of causes. Diabetes is a metabolism disorder, which in plain terms means the body is not using digested food for energy correctly. Everyone’s body, if working properly has a digestive tract that breaks down carbohydrates, sugars and starches which is found in many foods. These three items turn into what is known as glucose (a form of sugar) that eventually enters the blood stream. Everyone also has what is known as insulin in their body, this insulin helps cells within the body, absorb this glucose. Diabetes will show up when the insulin is not being produced within the body at all
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It is an autoimmune disease which is when the immune system decides healthy cells are foreign and no longer defends the body against disease. It is not due to someone eating bad or not staying healthy and actually typically is found in children and young adults. “T1D is a T cell driven disease and the beta cells are destroyed in an inflammatory insulitis process. Autoimmunity is breakdown of self‐tolerance and the balance between regulator T cells and aggressive effector T cells is disturbed” (Buschard). Most individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes may still produce some insulin; however, over time will need to get insulin shots or an insulin pump in order to keep their blood glucose levels where they need to be. Many wonder how people get type 1 diabetes, and the answer is that it is in most people’s genetics; because type 1 diabetes is not formed due to bad eating habits and not being healthy, scientists have found that most children were born with …show more content…
Dental disease, pregnancy complications, hypertension, eye problems, blindness, amputations, nervous system disease, heart disease and stroke are many of the complications if you do not keep your diabetes in check. "The presence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is strongly correlated with the development of micro-vascular complications, including retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy. It also causes macro-vascular complications, such as cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke. When compared to a person without diabetes, a person with type 2 diabetes has a 10–15 fold increased risk of lower-limb amputation and a 2–4 fold increased risk of dying from a myocardial infarction” (Holt). Even though people who live with diabetes face severe conditions, they need to remember that diabetes is almost within their full control. When dieting and exercising it is easy to see results of the disease since blood glucose levels will be in check if doing these things daily. This makes it easier for people to see results and thus provides motivation for them to work
It is an autoimmune disease which is when the immune system decides healthy cells are foreign and no longer defends the body against disease. It is not due to someone eating bad or not staying healthy and actually typically is found in children and young adults. “T1D is a T cell driven disease and the beta cells are destroyed in an inflammatory insulitis process. Autoimmunity is breakdown of self‐tolerance and the balance between regulator T cells and aggressive effector T cells is disturbed” (Buschard). Most individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes may still produce some insulin; however, over time will need to get insulin shots or an insulin pump in order to keep their blood glucose levels where they need to be. Many wonder how people get type 1 diabetes, and the answer is that it is in most people’s genetics; because type 1 diabetes is not formed due to bad eating habits and not being healthy, scientists have found that most children were born with …show more content…
Dental disease, pregnancy complications, hypertension, eye problems, blindness, amputations, nervous system disease, heart disease and stroke are many of the complications if you do not keep your diabetes in check. "The presence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is strongly correlated with the development of micro-vascular complications, including retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy. It also causes macro-vascular complications, such as cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke. When compared to a person without diabetes, a person with type 2 diabetes has a 10–15 fold increased risk of lower-limb amputation and a 2–4 fold increased risk of dying from a myocardial infarction” (Holt). Even though people who live with diabetes face severe conditions, they need to remember that diabetes is almost within their full control. When dieting and exercising it is easy to see results of the disease since blood glucose levels will be in check if doing these things daily. This makes it easier for people to see results and thus provides motivation for them to work