What is Diabetes How it is Exposed

What is Diabetes ?.. How it is Exposed…

Pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that enables cells to absorb glucose that turns into energy.  When the body does not make sufficient insulin or unable to properly respond to its own insulin or in the both cases glucose to accumulate in the blood paving the way for various complications this is known as diabetes.

Causes of diabetes

There are numerous factors which cause diabetes but some of the major ones are…

• Heredity/ Genetic causes: Though it hasn’t been proved beyond doubt, our genes have a major role to play in most diseases, diabetes being one of them. A person has a 20 % chance of inheriting diabetes if both of his parents have it and only 2 to 4 % if only one has it.
• Infections: Some viral infections alter the insulin producing Beta cells which make it impossible for the human body to recognize and destroy them.
• Food: It’s not a mistake to eat or drink foods containing a huge amount of sugar as long as your body is producing the requisite amount of insulin. It is only when there is scarcity of insulin in the body that may lead to diabetes.
• Weight/ Age: Being overweight and being above 40 are some of the important causes of diabetics.

Symptoms of Diabetes

One may suffer form any one symptom or he / she may have a combination of two or more symptoms. Listed below are some symptoms for diabetes:

• Extreme thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Feeling of nausea
• Frequent urination
• Sores or bruises that heal slowly
• Sweet smelling breath
• Dry, itchy skin
• Unexplained weight loss
• Blurry vision that changes from day to day
• Unusual tiredness or drowsiness
• Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
• Frequent or recurring skin, gum, bladder or vaginal yeast infections.

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