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If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with diabetes, it
can be scary with all of the conflicting information on diabetes
that is currently available. While the internet can yield some
great information, there is also a lot of wrong information that
needs to be sifted through. This article will provide accurate,
useful information on diabetes for you.
1- When looking for information on diabetes, there are three
types to learn about. One of the best places to find the
information you need about type 1, type 2 and gestational
diabetes is from your doctor. However, another good way to find
this information is on the internet. When you are looking up
information on diabetes online, it is important to be sure that
you are getting it from a reputable source. The government has
several websites that has the kind of accurate information on
diabetes that you need.
2- The two most common types of diabetes are Type 1 and Type 2.
Type 1 is a direct result of the body's failure to properly
manufacture the insulin that it needs. Insulin is a hormone that
allows glucose inside cells to fuel them. While being diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes is serious, it is defiantly an illness that
can be lived with and controlled. The information on diabetes
will reveal that Type 1 diabetes is controlled by insulin
injections.
3- While looking for information on diabetes, your search will
reveal that Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes
and is often found among the aging population. Type 2 differs
from Type 1 in that Type 2 diabetes patients do produce insulin,
but for some reason the cells ignore its presence. This results
in a build up of glucose in the body, which can lead to
blindness, heart disease and kidney damage to name a few of the
complications that are associated with Type 2 diabetes.
4- A much less common form of diabetes that people suffer from
is gestational diabetes. According to available information on
diabetes, this form affects approximately 4% of all pregnant
women or 135,000 each year. Gestational diabetes becomes an
issue in the later stages of pregnancy and can cause issues with
delivery as well as predispose the baby to Type 1 or Type 2
diabetes later in life.
5- While looking for information on diabetes it is important to
find information on the complications that accompany the disease
as well. While diabetes is a treatable illness, it does have
some complications that should not be ignored. If you notice any
of these issues, it is important to see your doctor immediately.
Some of the issues associated with diabetes include an increase
in periodontal disease, sexual dysfunction among men and women,
an increase in blood pressure and nerve damage. This is a small
list of the complications that are common with diabetes; your
physician will be able to provide a more complete list.
About the author:
John Mancini has been writing about Diabetes online and offline
for a long time. Visit http://diabetes-now.info or
http://diabetes-central.net to read more about matters like
diabetes symptoms and diabetes care.
Written by: John Mancini
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