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Types Of Diabetes
By Peter Lenkefi, Fri Dec 9th
Before we start discussion about type of diabetes we must knowwhat exactly is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the digestion system of ourbody for growth and energy. Almost every food we eat broken downto glucose, the form or sugar which is the fuel for our body.After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where itis used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get intocells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced bythe pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach. When we eat, thepancreas automatically produces the right amount of insulin tomove glucose from blood into our cells. For the people havingdiabetes this is the place of disorder, there pancreas eitherproduces little or no insulin, or the cells do not respondappropriately to the insulin that is produced. Types ofdiabetes: The three main types of diabetes are Type 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Type 1 Diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent diabetes)Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune diseaseresults when the body's system for fighting infection stops in apart of body. In diabetes, the immune system attacks theinsulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them.The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. A person whohas type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live.
Type 2 Diabetes (previously known as non-insulin dependentdiabetes) The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes.Nearly 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2.This form of diabetes is strongly genetic. About 80 percent ofpeople with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Type 2 diabetes isincreasingly being diagnosed in children and adolescents.However, type 2 diabetes in youth are not in common. When type 2diabetes is diagnosed, the pancreas is usually producing enoughinsulin, but for unknown reasons, the body cannot use theinsulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance.After several years, insulin production decreases. The result isthe same as for type 1 diabetes—glucose builds up in the bloodand the body cannot make efficient use of its main source offuel. Gestational Diabetes: (Gdm) Gestational diabetes develops onlyduring pregnancy. Like type 2 diabetes, it occurs more often inAfrican Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, andamong women with a family history of diabetes. Women who havehad gestational diabetes have a 20 to 50 percent chance ofdeveloping type 2 diabetes within 5 to 10 years. About the author:For more more information about types of diabetes please visithttp://www.diabetic-help.net
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