Diabetes happens when your cells are unable to absorb and utilize the glucose (sugar) that your body uses as energy. As a result, your bloodstream begins to store more sugar. If diabetes is not managed, it can harm the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, and many other body organs and tissues.
Symptoms
Symptoms of diabetes include:
- Increased thirst.
- Weak, tired feeling.
- Blurred vision.
- Tingling or numb hands or feet
- Slow-healing sores or cuts.
- Unplanned weight loss.
- Frequent urination.
- Frequent unexplained infections.
- Dry mouth.
Causes
- The cells in your pancreas that produce insulin are attacked by and killed by your body.
- Without insulin, glucose cannot enter your cells.
- The glucose in your bloodstream builds up.
- Genes from some patients may also be at play.
- The immune system may launch an assault as a result of contagion.
- The cells in your body prevent insulin from working as it is supposed and let glucose into the cells.
- Insulin is no longer able to activate the cells in your body.
- Your pancreas cannot keep up with the demand for enough insulin to overcome this resistance.
- Glucose levels rise in your bloodstream.
- The placenta releases hormones during pregnancy that make your body's cells more resistant to insulin.
- Your pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin to overcome this resistance.
- Too much glucose remains in your bloodstream.
Treatment
- Must take insulin and medication every day if you have type 1 diabetes as per the advice of the doctor.
- Poor Eating habits or dietary issues
- Lifestyle changes such as losing weight,
- Eating nutritious foods,
- Increasing physical activity
- Managing Stress and anxiety
- Yoga
- Mindfulness Counselling
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Losing weight through a healthy diet (such as the Mediterranean diet)
- Exercise (at least four or five days a week for 30 minutes).
- Many of the suggested methods for treating and preventing diabetes are similar.
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