way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes was previously called non-insulin-dependent Other types of diabetes result from specific genetic condi …
Diabetes Prevention
Types of Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus IDDM or juvenile-onset diabetes Type 1 diabetes develops when the bodys immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose To survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump There is no known way to prevent type 1 diabetes and even return their blood glucose levels to normal 2 million adolescents aged 12-19 1 in 6 overweight adolescents aged 12-19 have pre-diabetes
Who is at Greater Risk for Diabetes?
Type 1 Siblings of people with type 1 diabetes Children of parents with type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes was previously called non-insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes mellitus NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes Type 2 dia- People with impaired glucose tolerance IGT and/or imbetes accounts for about 90 to paired fasting glucose IFG 95 of all diagnosed cases of dia People over age 45 betes It usually begins as insulin People with a family history of diabetes resistance, a disorder in which the People who are overweight cells do not use insulin properly
People who do not exercise regularly As the need for insulin rises, the People with low HDL cholesterol or high pancreas gradually loses its ability triglycerides, high blood pressure to produce it Certain racial and ethnic groups eg, Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic/Latino AmeriGestational diabetes is a form of cans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, glucose intolerance diagnosed in and American Indians and Alaska Natives some women during pregnancy Women who had gestational diabe 
tes, or During pregnancy, gestational diawho have had a baby weighing 9 pounds or betes requires treatment to normalmore at birth ize maternal blood glucose levels to avoid complications in the infant After pregnancy, 5 to 10 of women with gestational diabetes are found to have type 2 diabetes Women who have had gestational diabetes have a 20 to 50 chance of developing diabetes in the next 510 years 70 of women who have had gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes at some point during there lifetime Other types of diabetes result from specific genetic conditions such as maturity-onset diabetes of youth, surgery, drugs, malnutrition, infections, and other illnesses Such types of diabetes
account for 1 to 5 of all diagnosed cases
Warning Signs of Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Frequent urination Unusual thirst Extreme hunger Unusual weight loss Extreme fatigue Irritability
Type 2 Diabetes Any of the type 1 sympPre-diabetes is a condition that raises the risk of developing toms type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke People with pre Frequent infections diabetes have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not Blurred vision high enough to be classified as diabetes Progression to diabe Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal tes among those with pre-diabetes is not inevitable Studies Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet have shown that people with pre-diabetes who lose weight and Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections increase their physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes Often people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms
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