Understanding Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention
Diabetes is a non-contagious chronic illness that affects how the body processes food into energy through the stages and types. It is characterized by increased blood sugar levels and insulin resistance. Common symptoms include increased thirst, hunger, blurry vision, fatigue, and weight loss. While some factors like genetics make diabetes unavoidable for some, others can prevent it by adopting healthy habits such as eating well, exercising, staying hydrated, and taking prescribed medications.
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Diabetes a non-contagious chronic illness that effects how we turn food into energy that we use, it has multiple stages from 1-4, and 2 types. Your body breaks down food into glucose and releases it into your blood. When your blood sugar goes up, it tells your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your cells for energy.
Obesity Lack of insulin Not being physically active Genetics Insulin resistance Eating unhealthily High blood sugar High amounts of Screen time
Increased thirst and urination Increased hunger Blurry vision Sores and pains that cant be healed Fatigue Random weight loss Feeling numb in the hands or feet
For some people diabetes is unavoidable due to genetics but for those who don t have it genetically you can avoid it by: Eating healthily Exercising daily Drinking good amounts water Taking special medicines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Symptoms & causes of diabetes - NIDDK. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health- information/diabetes/overview/symptoms-causes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, September 5). What is diabetes?. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/diabetes.html# :~:text=With%20diabetes%2C%20your%20body%20do esn,vision%20loss%2C%20and%20kidney%20disease.
