Diabetes (Homework)

This is my (Storm's) homework on diabetes which took me 2 weeks

Diabetes

Type 1

Type 1 often referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes is a form of diabetes mellitus that is most common in children but can be diagnosed at any age.  Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that permanently destroys beta cells in the pancreas, meaning that the body can no longer produce insulin. People with type 1 diabetes therefore require

regular insulin delivery to manage their diabetes

 Type 2

Type 2 diabetes mellitus, formerly known as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes), is a globally common metabolic (is of or pertaining to the immune response of an organism against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components)disorder that results from the body's ineffective use of insulin. Accounting for roughly 90% of all diabetes cases worldwide, type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with excess body weight and a lack of physical activity, and is now becoming more common in young adults, teens and children.

1. Is there a cure for early diabetes

Type 2

There is no cure for type 2 that people know about. But people can do something to control.

2. What is the cause of diabetes

Type 1

Type 1 is caused by the lack of insulin and not being able to produce enough insulin for themselves. The immune system can also attack and destroys the beta cells. The immune system protects the body from infection by finding and destroying bacteria, viruses, and some other harmful things that can damage the body. In autoimmune (aw-toh-i-myoon) diseases. The immune system attacks the body’s own cells and beta cell destruction may take place over several years, but symptoms of the disease usually develop over a short period of time.

3. What is the cure to diabetes

Cures for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have proved elusive(eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.) to medical science.

Although people with type 2 diabetes can go into remission(A disappearance of a disease as a result of treatment. Complete remission means that all disease is gone. Partial remission means that the disease is significantly improved by treatment, but residual traces of the disease are still present or A disappearance of a disease as a result of treatment. Complete remission means that all disease is gone. Partial remission means that the disease is significantly improved by treatment, but residual traces of the disease are still present.), at this stage there is no widely available, complication-free cure for type 1 diabetes.

However, the root causes and mechanism behind both forms of the disease are becoming more clearly understood all the time.

Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. not everyone with type 2 diabetes is overweight,

Did You Know?

In a healthy person, the pancreas (an organ behind the stomach) releases insulin to help the body store and use the sugar from the food you eat. Diabetes happens when the pancreas does not produce any insulin or when the pancreas produces very little insulin.

Did you know these 19 facts about  

diabetes?

1. About one third of all people with diabetes do not know they have the disease.
2. Type 2 diabetes often does not have any symptoms.
3. Only about five percent of all people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
4. If you are at risk, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with moderate weight loss (10–15 pounds) and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk walking) each day.
5. A meal plan for a person with diabetes isn’t very different than that which is recommended for people without diabetes.
6. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.
7. People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than someone without diabetes.
8. Good control of diabetes significantly reduces the risk of developing complications and prevents complications from getting worse.
9. Bariatric surgery can reduce the symptoms of diabetes in obese people.
10. Diabetes costs $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical expenses.
11. There is an emerging global epidemic of diabetes that can be traced back to rapid increases in overweight, obesity and physical inactivity.
12. Total deaths from diabetes are projected to rise by more than 50% in the next 10 years. Most notably, they are projected to increase by over 80% in upper-middle income countries.
13. Type 1 diabetes is characterized by a lack of insulin production and type 2 diabetes results from the body's ineffective use of insulin.
14. Type 2 diabetes is much more common than type 1 diabetes, and accounts for around 90% of all diabetes worldwide.
15. Reports of type 2 diabetes in children - previously rare - have increased worldwide. In some countries, it accounts for almost half of newly diagnosed cases in children and adolescents.
16. A third type of diabetes is gestational diabetes. This type is characterized by hyperglycemia, or raised blood sugar, which is first recognized during pregnancy.
17. 80% of diabetes deaths are now occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
18. Lack of awareness about diabetes, combined with insufficient access to health services, can lead to complications such as blindness, amputation and kidney failure.
19. Diabetes can be prevented. Thirty minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days and a healthy diet can drastically reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.