Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which your blood glucose levels are higher than normal. This can occur because the body does not produce or properly utilise insulin, which is a hormone that helps glucose enter your body cells to give them energy.
In Type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce adequate insulin. In Type 2 diabetes, the body cannot use the insulin produced properly (also known as insulin resistance) or it does not produce adequate insulin. As a result, the glucose level in the blood increases which in turn damages the heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves over a period of time.
Environmental factors such as what you eat and how active you are, combined with genetic causes, influence the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Persons with a family history of type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes.
Typical symptoms of diabetes include excessive thirst, increased frequency of passing urine, fatigue, wounds that do not heal, blurred vision, and unintentional weight loss. Most people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms at all.
Diabetes cannot be cured but can be treated with the help of medicines.
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