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Diabetes is a common chronic disease characterized by high blood sugar levels.
Fact – 2
The most common types of diabetes are types 1 and 2. They are fundamentally different from each other and require different treatment.
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In type 1 diabetes, insulin stops being produced in the body. Without it, cells cannot use glucose.
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In the second type of diabetes, insulin is produced, but the body tissues themselves begin to perceive it worse.
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Increased thirst, dry mouth, frequent trips to the toilet are characteristic signs for type 1 and 2 diabetes.
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The most obvious sign of type 1 diabetes is weight loss with increased appetite.
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It is important to remember that type 1 diabetes is incurable. However, it can be controlled. The patient will have to adhere to a strict diet and inject insulin all his life.
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In most cases, type 1 diabetes is inherited. Severe stress or an infectious disease provokes illness. This type of diabetes manifests itself in childhood, less often in adulthood.
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Surprisingly, half of people with type 2 diabetes are unaware of their condition. Nothing hurts them until there are complications.
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Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are the main causes of type 2 diabetes. Also at risk are those who have close relatives with a similar disease.
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Type 2 diabetes used to be a disease of adults. However, now children are getting sick more and more often. All due to the fact that overweight children every year becomes more.
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Patients with type 2 diabetes should definitely review their diet. Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, stop eating starchy foods, sweets, carbonated drinks, white rice, etc.
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Patients also need to lead an active lifestyle. Together with the doctor, pick up physical activity, stop drinking and smoking.
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There is such a thing as prediabetes or “borderline diabetes”. In this case, if the glucose level is no longer within the normal range, but has not yet reached the level of diabetes. Then doctors advise to completely change the diet and start leading a healthy lifestyle.
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Low blood sugar is much more dangerous than high blood sugar. With a low blood sugar level, the brain stops receiving glucose, which is very important for the body, and slowly dies.
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Studies show that apple-shaped people have a higher risk of developing diabetes than pear-shaped people.
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Before the discovery of insulin, the only treatment for diabetes was a strict diet. And sometimes this led to the starvation of the patient.
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Diabetes is a very dangerous disease. More people die each year from it than from tuberculosis, malaria and HIV combined.
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Diabetics have a 2-3 times higher risk of stroke and heart attack. In addition, due to diabetes, vision deteriorates, the patient can even become completely blind.
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One of the worst consequences of diabetes is limb amputation. This can happen due to reduced blood flow.
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If you have diabetes, you can give birth to a healthy child. However, the entire pregnancy will need to control the level of sugar in the blood.
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Many mistakenly believe that with diabetes, eating sweets is strictly prohibited. But this is not true. In small quantities, sweets are even necessary if the patient’s blood sugar has dropped.
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An interesting fact: fructose cookies are no different from regular cookies – they have the same amount of carbohydrates.
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There are organizations that specifically train dogs to smell a dangerous drop in sugar levels. These dogs warn their sick owners in advance.
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Animals can also get diabetes. Dogs, cats, monkeys and mice suffer from diabetes.
