Diabetes|| all you need to know about it|by @starshipsfly|| 10% to campusconnectng

Hello friends. Welcome to my blog once more. I will be discussing yet another health condition which is Diabetes.

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Effects of Diabetes

• Diabetes when neglected, causes serious damage to the eyes.

• It causes liver failure.

• Diabetes patients have a high chance of having strokes or heart attack abd other cardiac failures

• Diabetes also causes serious damage to the nervous system.

• It also affects the limbs and blood vessels.

• It also affects the body's sense of hearing.

• It causes depression.

• It causes skin diseases.

Types of diabetes

• Type one diabetes also known as insulin dependant, is a type of diabetes that requires that the sufferer takes constant doses of insulin, mainly because enough insulin hormones are not produced in the pancreas.
• Type two diabetes also known as non-insulin dependant,is when enough insulin hormones are produced, but it is not used effectively in the body. This is caused by having excessive body weight or not engaging in any physical activity like exercising.
• Gestational diabetes is when the blood sugar levels are higher than normal but lower than other types of diabetes. It occurs mostly in pregnant women. A pregnant woman with gestational diabetes has a high chance of experiencing complications during pregnancy and birth. Both mother and child has a high probability of being diabetes in the coming years.
  Impaired glucose tolerant (IGT) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG)

Causes of diabetes

Symptoms of diabetes

• Fatigue

• Unusual or increased hunger

• Weight loss

• Increase in thirst

• Blurred vision

• Hearing impairment.

• Body sore that take ages to heal

• Irritability

• Frequent urinating

Prevention of diabetes

Because the factors surrounding type one diabetes are complicated, it cannot be prevented but type two diabetes, gestational diabetes and pre-diabetes can be prevented

• Living a healthy lifestyle. When you eat more of healthy foods and less of junks, it reduces your chances of becoming diabetic. Eating fruits and vegetables, whole grains too, is really good for the body because it contains low calories and fats and is rich in nutrients and vitamins that are good for the body.

• Avoid foods that have contains much calories and fats.

• Get your body involved with physical activities.
  This will help speed up your body metabolism and burn off excess fats that are not needed in the body.

• If you have diabetic parents, always check your sugar levels and watch what you consume too.

• If you are overweight, try and loose some of the extra weight as it will also in turn, reduce your chances of becoming diabetic.

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