Diabetes : A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose).
Most common types:
Type 2 diabetes
A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose).
With type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin, or it resists insulin.
Type 1 diabetes
A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Beta cells of pancreas are killed due to auto-immune response of body. Many people suffer as a birth defect as well.
Prediabetes
A condition in which blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes. Basically at this stage Insulin would be high in blood but body becomes insulin resistant. Hence blood sugar could be elevated even though pancreas produces high amounts of Insulin.
Gestational diabetes
A form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women. Those who develop gestational diabetes are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
Another interesting thing about this quote is its mention of insulin. It turns out that insulin is incredibly important to the way the body uses the glucose that foods provide. The functions of insulin are:
- To enable glucose to be transported across cell membranes
- To convert glucose into glycogen for storage in the liver and muscles
- To help excess glucose be converted into fat
- To prevent protein breakdown for energy
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