Gestational Diabetes is high blood glucose that develops at any time during pregnancy in a person who does not have diabetes, after delievery there is no sign of diabetes.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Types of Diabetes : Type 2
Type 2
Age - Adults Sex - M/F Most common form of diabetes.
Oral medication and insulin at a later period.
People wih Type 2 diabetes produce insulin but either do not make enough insulin or their bodies do not respond to insulin.
Treatment: Life style changes,
Types of Diabetes : Type 1
Type 1
Age - Affects in childhood Sex - M/F
Symptoms : Increased urination Fatigue Nausea Vomiting Weight loss but increased appetite
The body makes little or no insulin
Sugar : a friend in need becomes the enemy indeed
People with Diabetes have high blood glucose levels because -
As a result, glucose is not able to enter the cell and get converted into energy. Thus glucose level goes up in the body and diabetes sets in.
Insulin : Acts like a key
For the blood sugar to get inside a cell we need a key.
This key in our body is Insulin.
Insulin is a hormone made in our pancrease, a small gland behind the stomach.
Its acts like a key,opening many doors on a body cell, so that sugar can get inside.
Glucose gets converted into energy inside the cell.
Sugar : source of fuel for the body
The food we eat contains various components like carbohydrates, fats, proteins etc..
Carbohydrate are broken down into simpler food form called Glucose(sugar) in the stomach and intestine.
This glucose (sugar)enters into our bloodstream.
Sugar (glucose)is the source of fuel for the body.
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