Diabetes

= **WHAT IS DIABETES?** = Check out this video to know more about it!

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Common Name: Diabetes Scientific name: Diabetes mellitus

Patients which have Diabetes are stuck with this disease life long.

How is Diabetes caused?

Patients have diabetes because of their high blood sugar.

Diabetes is caused by the pancreas, which creates a hormone called Insulin to control your blood sugar. Patients with this disease either has too little Insulin, or that its body fights against it. Possibly, both.

High blood sugar causes diabetes, but why do patients have high blood sugar?

-Their pancreas do not make enough Insulin. -Normally, their muscle, fat and liver respond to the Insulin, but for these patients, they don’t. -Both of the above

There are three major types of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes: The beginning of this disease is because the patient is born with this sickness. When these patients reach 20, they usually make little, or no insulin. Daily Injections are needed. Nobody knows why some patients are born with this disease. But, it might be because of genetics and viruses.

Type 2 diabetes: Is much more common compared to type 1 diabetes, due to the obesity and the lack of exercising. It usually occurs in adulthood, For these patients, their pancreas does not make enough Insulin to keep their blood sugar normal, this happens usually because their body does not respond well to Insulin.

Type 3 diabetes: The last major type of diabetes is called Gestational diabetes. this is when the woman is pregnant, and their body develops high blood sugar. They also have a high possibility to take on the type 2 diabetes.

Where the Pancreas is located:

The risks to Type 2 diabetes are:
-Age over 45 years -relatives with diabetes -Gestational Diabetes or delivering a baby weighing more than 9 pounds -Heart disease -High blood cholesterol level -Obesity -Not enough exercise

= SYMPTOMS =

There might be some problems caused by the high blood sugars. including ;

-blurry vision -excessive thirst -Fatigue (lack of energy, feeling very tired.) -Hunger -Weight loss

(Type 1 symptoms)

-Fatigue (lack of energy, feeling very tired) -Increased thirst -Increased urination -Nausea (discomfort in the upper stomach) -Vomiting -Weight loss in spite of increased appetite

(Type 2 symptoms)

-Blurred vision -Fatigue (lack of energy, feeling very tired) -Increased thirst -Increased urination -Increased appetite

= What to eat? = You should always keep a balanced diet, and cut back on sugary drinks, unhealthy fats.

Eat Lots and Lots of vegetables and fruits! You can mix with different color fruits in a fruit bowl, mixed with some low-sugar cereal, in Oatmeal, and you can even make them into a fruit Kebab!

Try to avoid starchy vegetables, like: Potatoes, Peas and Yam



And eat non-starchy vegetables like: Asparagus, Broccoli and much more!!

With vegetables, you can always make a salad, or add more onto your usual meals.

Rather than processed grain products, you should always stick with whole grain foods, like brown rice, whole wheat spaghetti, and change your white bread to whole wheat bread for breakfast!!

Make sure you include fish in your meals 2-3 times a week!

Choose meats that don’t have fat, and always remove the skin from the chicken and turkey!

Always choose non-fat dairy: skim milk for milk non fat yogurt for yogurt

Instead of Regular Soda, Fruit punch, sweet tea, sweetened drinks, you can drink water, or calorie-free diet drinks!

Use liquid oils for cooking instead solid fats, and trans fats.

= This is the Diabetes food pyramid, to keep a balanced diet! =

How to treat Diabetes:

-Adjust your diet, take medication prescribed by your doctor medication and exercise.

-Always check your blood sugar regularly before meals, and at bedtime.

-Take your medication prescribed by your doctor.

-Keep a balanced diet!

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