What is diabetes in simple words?
By Rachel Newton
What is diabetes in simple words?
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin.
What is diabetes summary?
Summary. Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. With type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin.
What are the 6 types of diabetes?
Do You Know the Six Classifications of Diabetes?
- Type 1 Diabetes – Insulin Dependence.
- Type 2 Diabetes – Insulin Resistance.
- Type 3 Diabetes – Brain Diabetes.
- Gestational Diabetes – During Pregnancy.
- LADA – Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults.
- Double Diabetes – Type 1 with Insulin Resistance.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
The two types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Both make blood sugar levels higher than normal but they do so in different ways. Type 1 diabetes happens when the immune system attacks and destroys the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.
What are the symptoms of Type 3 Diabetes?
Symptoms of type 3 diabetes
- memory loss that affects daily living and social interactions.
- difficulty completing familiar tasks.
- misplacing things often.
- decreased ability to make judgements based on information.
- sudden changes in personality or demeanor.
What exactly is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar (glucose) as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems.
What is diabetes and how can I manage it?
Physical activity is another important part of your diabetes management plan. When you exercise, your muscles use sugar (glucose) for energy. Regular physical activity also helps your body use insulin more efficiently. These factors work together to lower your blood sugar level.
What does diabetes mean in English?
British English: diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs; -tiːz/ NOUN. Diabetes is a condition in which someone’s body is unable to control the level of sugar in their blood. American English: diabetes. Arabic: مَرَضُ السُّكَّر. Brazilian Portuguese: diabete. Chinese: 糖尿病. Croatian: dijabetes. Czech: cukrovka.
What are the basics of diabetes?
By definition, diabetes is having a blood glucose level of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or more after an overnight fast (not eating anything). Type 1 diabetes occurs because the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (called beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system.
What diseases are caused by diabetes?
Heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading causing of death for people who have diabetes.
