Information On Diabetes Prevention Steps

Some of the warning signs of diabetes are

Increased thirst: It is due to extra glucose level in the blood stream.

Increase in Appetite: This is mainly due to insufficient amount of insulin in the body. The organs in the body are depleted of energy of energy and this makes hunger.

Unexplained weight loss: In spite of the eating more weight loss is a common symptom. It is mainly due to the breakdown of the fats.

Fatigue: Due to glucose not contacting with cells, the cells of the body are deprived of energy and this constitutes to weakness.

Blurred vision: The high glucose levels makes the vision unclear.

Diabetes causes

The exact cause of diabetes is unknown. Diabetes is mainly classified in to two types. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is more common among young adults and teenagers so it is called as Juvenile diabetes or early onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is more seen in adult of age 40 and above so it is called as adult onset diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is due to halt in production of insulin. Insulin a hormone secreted by pancreas. Pancreas consists of group of cells known as islet of langerhans. Among them beta cells are responsible for insulin production.

The exact cause of diabetes is still unknown. Diabetes is chronic in nature and is a life threatening disease. If diabetes is ignored and left untreated it leads to severe complications. Some of the complications of the diabetes are

Heart and blood vessels diseases

Nerve damage

Nephropathy

Eye damage

The other major type is gestational diabetes which is to women during second half of pregnancy. Women with gestational diabetes are at risk of having large babies.

The plus points of gestational diabetes is it may last only till the delivery and if left ignored leads to type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes is serious disease. Some of the prevention steps are

Their should be physical activity in life. Diabetes is mainly due to changes in lifestyle i.e. sedentary kind of lifestyle

People should stop smoking as smoking can be the main cause of the diabetes

Obesity is the main cause for several diseases. Diabetes can also be due to obesity. People who are obese need to lose weight in order to be healthy and fit again.

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