Before you are frightened with various stories of diabetes being an incurable deadly sickness, let us first reaffirm the fact that diabetes is NOT a sickness or a disease. It is simply a deficiency of a certain hormone which may cause you to avoid consuming certain food items and perform certain activities.
Diabetes occurs when there is a deficiency of the hormone insulin in the body. Insulin is responsible for breaking down the sugar that goes into the body through the food we eat. When there is insufficient insulin in the body, the sugar is not broken down resulting in abnormally high levels of insulin in the body. This lack of insulin can happen due to 2 reasons, one being the pancreas which produces the hormone is dysfunctional and two, the insulin is resistant to certain tissues. The first case is called type 1 diabetes and the second case is called type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes can be treated by externally injecting insulin into the blood stream or by taking certain medication under the guidance of a doctor. Avoid eating excessive sweets. People who have diabetes must be careful and stay away from injury of any sort for the time taken for the blood to clot in the event of a wound is more in these patients. Early diagnosis, controlled diet and a well balanced lifestyle will help a diabetes patient lead a normal life.
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