Diabetes is one of the leading cause in deaths among Americans. According to the American Diabetes Association there is said to be at least 25.8 million people in the United States with a case of diabetes. Nearly 7.0 million of these cases happen to be undiagnosed. Diabetes, also known as the silent killer, is a metabolism disorder. It is when the pancreas is not able to produce any or a certain amount of insulin. Insulin needs to be produced so that glucose can be properly transported through the body. Cells need glucose for energy and growth. A concerned nation has demanded that something be done to prevent cases of undiagnosed or misdiagnosed diabetes (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/).
Diabetes is a hazardous disease especially if it is left untreated. Diabetes can effect things such as your eyesight and blood circulation. Other complications of diabetes include kidney failure, coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. Another hazardous risk of untreated diabetes include paralysis and amputation. Poor circulation in the lower limbs and other extremities result in amputation and gangrene. There is also a possible risk if suffering from a diabetic coma.
There are three types of diabetes. They are called Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes. For the most part Type 1 Diabetes is usually caused by genetics or a severe childhood illness that has damaged the cells in the immune system. Type 1 diabetes is often called “juvenile diabetes“ and is commonly found in children. On the other hand Type 2 diabetes is often found in adults. There are many factors that cause Type 2 diabetes. A few of those factors are obesity and poor lifestyle decisions such as no exercise and overea...
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Diabetes is a very serious disease that takes many lives each year. It is a lifelong disease that can be fatal to both adults and children if it is uncontrolled. Diabetes does not have to be fatal if certain precautions are taken. If diabetics maintain a healthy diet and watch their carbohydrate intake they can keep their diabetes under control. Monitoring blood sugar is also necessary to live a healthy life. If diabetics know the right way of maintaining their diabetes, they can live a very normal and active life.
During the year 1889, two researchers, Joseph Von Mering and Oskar Minkowski, discovered the disease that is known today as diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the insulin levels (a hormone produced in unique cells called the islets of Langerhans found in the pancreas) in the bloodstream are irregular and therefore affect the way the body uses sugars, as well as other nutrients. Up until the 1920’s, it was known that being diagnosed with diabetes was a death sentence which usually affected “children and adults under 30.” Those who were diagnosed were usually very hungry and thirsty, which are two of the symptoms associated with diabetes. However, no matter how much they ate, their bodies wouldn’t be able to use the nutrients due to the lack of insulin.
Type I Diabetes are often found or developed in children and young adults. It was previously called “juvenile diabetes”. Type II diabetes are found in adults and can be seen at any age. This is non insulin dependent diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is also referred to as insulin-dependent as the secretion of the hormone insulin by the pancreas is reduced to minor levels due to the destruction of the pancreatic beta cells by immune system of the body. Therefore, Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition due to the fact that the body is harming the pancreas with antibodies so beta cells cannot make any insulin for bloodstream to take in glucose. The fact that the cells in the body cannot take in glucose means that it builds up in the blood and hyperglycaemia occurs. This abnormally high level of blood glucose is able to harm the nervous system, tiny blood vessels in the kidneys, heart and the eyes. Type 1 Diabetes is fatal when left untreated as it then causes heart disease, kidney disease, damage to the nerves, stroke and
According to Clark, M. L., & Utz, S. (2014) diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to produce or respond to insulin, a hormone that allows blood glucose (blood sugar) to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. Diabetes falls into two main categories: type 1, or juvenile diabetes, which usually occurs during childhood or adolescence, and type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, the most common form of the disease, usually occurring after age 40. Type 1 results from the body’s immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The onset of juvenile diabetes is much higher in the winter than in the summer. This association has been repeatedly confirmed in diabetes research. Type 2 is characterized by “insulin resistance,” or an inability of the cells to use insulin, sometimes accompanied by a deficiency in insulin production. There is also sometimes a third type of diabetes considered. It is gestational diabetes, which occurs when the body is not able to properly use insulin during pregnancy. Type 2 diabetes encompasses nine out of 10 diabetic cases. Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States, and it has no cure. The total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was estimated to be $132 billion, or one out of every 10 health care dollars spent in the United States. Diabetes risk factors can fall into three major categories: family history, obesity, and impaired glucose tolerance. Minority groups and elderly are at the greatest risk of developing diabetes.
Thesis statement: Today I will be informing you about the history, causes and effects behind diabetes.
From generation to generation diabetes has continued to claim lives on my mothers side of the family. From recent memory my great grandmother, aunt, and three cousins have had diabetes. Once a trait like diabetes enters your family it is passed down through genetics but it is also not guaranteed that all your family members will get it. You may be asking yourself what exactly diabetes is, what it does to your body and is their a cure? This disease affects us in many ways than one, as I will introduce to you.
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Diabetes is a silent predator, and one that is rising quickly. In Kristen Stewart’s article, she dives into explaining what diabetes is and the three types of diabetes. She goes on to explain why diabetes is dangerous and warns the viewer of how life-threatening uncontrolled diabetes can be. She discusses how a healthy diet is linked to helping prevent or reduce the effects of diabetes (Stewart, 2009).
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Researchers are constantly working to improve ways of preventing, treating, and understanding diabetes (NDIC, 2011). Type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes are the main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs in people before the age of 30 while type 2, the most common type, occurs after this age. Gestational diabetes occurs in women only during pregnancy, but it leads to a risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. They all have to do with a lack or resistance of insulin, therefore, diabetics have to prick their finger, wear an insulin pump, or get insulin injections to keep it under control. (Mayo Clinic, 2013) Diabetes may seem like an awful disease to have, but if it is monitored well the risks of major complications are greatly decreased.
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In conclusion, diabetes is a serious disease and can be life threatening. With the right research and implementation of new studies diabetes can be reduced among the populations. We as a people need to realize this epidemic and all get together and beat it. Restaurants need to stop putting chemicals and unnecessary fats in their food. Not only diabetics but everyone should educate themselves on what is going in your body when you eat. Also, exercising and getting off the couch, in children, needs to be addressed and that alone would help reduce diabetes in the younger population. I can’t stress enough on education. If you know what you are eating or how you are exercising you protect yourself from poor health and live a great life. Type 2 diabetes can be dwindled down with a conscious individual and group effort.
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