What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition that affects a person's ability to produce and use insulin, the hormone that controls glucose (sugar). Diabetes causes a build up of sugar in the blood and leaves your cells without the fuel they need.

This is so that you can learn to live with diabetes, perhaps even thrive with the disease, and most importantly stay healthy.

Commom Symptoms of Diabetes
• Blurred vision
• Dehydration
• Fatigue
• Frequent urination
• Increased appetite
• Increased infections
• Increased thirst
• Weight loss

What are the types of Diabetes?
There are two type of diabetes:

• Type 1 Diabetes. With type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin. It requires daily insulin shots or insulin pump.

• Type 2 Diabetes. Your body doesn't make enough insulin or the cells arw unable to use the insulin that is made.

Why is Diabetes dangerous?

Diabetes is a serious disease. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels and hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart.

Some health problems cause by diabetes are heart disease and stroke: eye problems that can lead to trouble seeing or going blind, nerve damage that can cause your hands and feet to feel numb, kidney problems that can cause your kidneys to stop working and gum disease and loss of teeth.

Stay healthy steemians!