Diabetes-Portfolio

Daibetes is improper disposition of digested food by the body. The disorderliness of food, Diabetes affect in various ways-the most important are

1. Type 1 diabetes 2. Type 2 diabetes 3. Gestational diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is also known as Juveline-onset diabetes. It is an auto-immune disease, the body immune system destroying the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. Diabetes accounts for 10-15% (in United States 5-10%) of all the people and affects at any age, common under 40, provoked by the environmental factors such as viruses and diet.

Symptoms are developed for a short period and include increased thirst and urination, constant hunger, weight loss, blurred vision and extreme fatigue. Treating Type 1 diabetic patients with insulin can avoid a life threatning diabetic coma. Also, careful diet and exercise plan should follow up.

Type 2 diabetes is also known as late-onset diabetes. It is insulin independant and is a most common form affecting 80-90% people. It is relatively found in older age adults, obesity, family history of diabetes, previos history of gestational inactivity and certain ethnicities. Most of the Type 2 diabetes are overweight. The body develops insulin resistance condition and gradually insulin production in the pancrease decreases.

Symptoms include fatigue, frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and slow healing of wounds or sores. Some people have no symptoms.

Gestational Diabetes is seen at later stages of pregnancy (United States 3-8% and Australia 5.5-8%) caused by harmones of pregnancy or insulin short. Symptoms are developed for a short period and disappears after the baby birth of which about 40-60% of women might develop within 5-10 years.

Gestational diabetes occurs in ethnic groups, family history of diabetes, increasing maternal age and obesity. These symptoms lead to permanent diabetes and most likely for the baby to develop later stages in life.

Apart from these, there are other types of diabetes caused by various factors like infections, rare immune, genetic syndromes, genetic defects, etc.

As always is, Prevention is better than cure is the best principle to follow by means of physical exercise and dietary changes thereby patients with diabetic and non-diabetic conditions will see considerable differences.