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There are three major forms of diabetes. They are known as Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational diabetes. Knowing the differences between the various types and which type you have or are likely to develop will help you to manage your condition. Which Type Do You Have? Type 1, also called "juvenile diabetes" or…

Type 2 diabetes is often asymptomatic, and it is the most prevalent form of diabetes. In the early stage, type 2 diabetes manifestation is unpredictable; therefore, it can remain undiagnosed for many years. According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 30.3 million adults with diabetes, 23.1 million were diagnosed, and the remaining 7.2 million were undiagnosed; therefore, this program is for the 7.2 million who would die or lost limbs from diabetes complication before they can have…

can get treated by insulin injections. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is not making sufficient amounts of insulin to regulate glucose levels which causes accumulation of glucose in the blood stream.…

Type 2 diabetes has become an issue because of one ingredient, an ingredient that is an issue in our community. Sugar. Sugar has become one of the most used ingredients and in the last 30 years the use of sugar in the foods in our local supermarket has risen. A normal daily intake of sugar is 90 grams or less, and it has now become the era where our community exceeds this amount. Nowadays food is filled with 30%-60% of sugar in mostly processed foods. I has been said that; “more sugar= more…

deaths among diabetes mellitus patients in the United States were due to cardiovascular disease related. In Taiwan, about 19.8% deaths of diabetic patients were caused due to CVD (Chen and Li, 2007). Mortality due to Cardiovascular diseases in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients was three times higher compared to general population. Death due to cerebrovascular and Coronary Heart Diseases was higher by two to four time while comparing diabetes patient with non-diabetic ones. Some of the procedure…

types of diabetes mellitus, however; I would be talking about type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can also be known as late-onset diabetes, or non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) which is a disease caused by the production of too little or no insulin by the pancreas. Other causes include body cells having too few insulin receptors, obesity, high blood pressure, pregnancy, and high cholesterol levels in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type to be diagnosed with in adults,…

Although it is generally accepted that regular exercise provides substantial health benefits for individuals with type 2 diabetes, the exact exercise type (aerobic vs. resistance vs. both) has been unclear. “Given that the 2008 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines recommend aerobic exercise in combination with resistance training, the unanswered question as to whether for a given amount of time the combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training is better than either alone has…

There are a couple type of Diabetes but the most common one that people have in the U.S. is Type 2. There has never been a cure found for people living with diabetes, but there has been a way to keep from a diabetes attack and from making sure that it does not get worse. It is known that the U.S. is the place known for having more people with diabetes anywhere else. The biggest step when finding out that you have diabetes is having a helping hand or the caregiver, and making sure that they know…

Diabetes type 2. Prevention is better than treatment. Jóhanna Guðmundsdóttir Diabetes type 2 is common disease a disease that couse cronic hyperglycaemia. The disease and it´s complications can by life threatening and reduse the quality of life. It‘s lifelong disease and usually begins in people over forty. The disease is strongly assosiated with obesity and physical inactivity.1 Over the last few decades the disease has been increaseing in the western countries following the obesity pandemic…

My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and the way it affected him sparked my interest in medicine. At GCSE level, I learnt that diabetes results when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal blood glucose level. Further interest led me to learn that the most common drug used is metformin, reducing the amount of glucose released. Currently the only way to delay/prevent diabetes in people who may have genetic predispositions to it is by maintaining a healthy weight.…