Here is a list of top five most frequently and commonly asked questions in diabetes are:
What is diabetes mellitus?
Glucose acts as the body’s fuel. Glucose is produced from the food consumed by the body. The blood carries the glucose to the cells and the hormone insulin acts as the doorkeeper for the cells. When the body stops producing or registering the hormone insulin, then the amount of glucose in the blood stream increases and results in diabetes. If left unchecked, this problem can cause heart diseases, kidney failure, stroke, blindness and nerve or organ damage. Diabetes in pregnant women can cause defects in both mother and child.
What are different forms of diabetes?
The main types of diabetes are:
The type 1 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t produce insulin due to certain hereditary or unknown reasons. Their body should be provided with insulin through shots or pumps.
The type 2 diabetes occurs when the body stops registering the insulin produced. This occurs due to lack of activity in life and bad food habits. In this diabetes, insulin is many times needed.
Gestational diabetes happens to women during their pregnancy. In this, the hormones stop the insulin from getting the glucose into the cells. Gestational diabetes sometimes goes away after pregnancy or could even develop to type 2 diabetes.
What are the causes of diabetes?
The exact cause of type1 and type 2 is unknown but genetics play an important role. But the environmental factors could also trigger diabetes, for type 1 they are unknown and lack of activity and fatty foods result in type 2. Gestational diabetes occurs due to the hormonal changes and the gain in weight.
What are symptoms of diabetes?
Signs of diabetes include excessive thirst and urination, lethargy, increase or decrease in appetite, itchy and dry skin, more infections and blurs in vision.
What is pre-diabetes?
Pre-diabetes is a condition in which the body’s blood glucose level is more than the normal range, but still hasn’t reached to diabetic levels. There are risks of developing type2 diabetes but could be avoided through weight loss and increase in activity.
