Diabeets Facts

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Diabeets is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. The body cannot control the sugar in the blood due to the lack of the hormone insulin. Diabeets has long reaching and wide ranging health affects for those that suffer from it. Diabeets significantly raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness and kidney failure. Uncontrolled Diabeets can lead to death.

It is estimated that over 18 million Americans su…

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Diabeets is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. The body cannot control the sugar in the blood due to the lack of the hormone insulin. Diabeets has long reaching and wide ranging health affects for those that suffer from it. Diabeets significantly raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness and kidney failure. Uncontrolled Diabeets can lead to death.

It is estimated that over 18 million Americans suffer from Diabeets, and of these 18 million it is estimated that nearly one third are unaware they suffer from it.

Diabeets is easily diagnosed using a fasting blood glucose test. This if the most accurate test available. A fasting blood glucose result of 126 or higher indicates Diabeets. Generally a fasting glucose test is part of an annual physical for adults.

Type 1 Diabeets, or juvenile Diabeets, is diagnosed in children and young adults.

Type 2 Diabeets is the most common form of Diabeets and is usually found in adults over the age of 40. Type 2 Diabeets is most likely due to poor diet and overweight as 80% of those with Type 2 Diabeets are overweight.

There is still debate about the genetics of Diabeets. If both your parents have Diabeets of course your risk is higher than if one parent has it. There are also environmental triggers to Diabeets. Type 2 Diabeets is more closely linked to genetic factors and factors such as poor diet and lack of exercise.

Some of the symptoms of Diabeets are unexplained weight loss, lethargy, excessive thirst or excessive hunger, frequent urination, dry skin, slow healing sores, sudden vision changes.

If you find you have Diabeets you will need to work very closely with your health care provider in order to keep your sugar levels within acceptable ranges. You’ll start testing your blood sugar at least once a day and keeping the results in a diary. You will need to re-vamp your diet and pay close attention to portion size and meal frequency. A diabetic diet doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot have foods that contain carbohydrates, it means you can’t have them in an unlimited fashion. Exercise done on a regular basis has been found to help control blood sugar levels. It is suggested that those with Diabeets should exercise 30 to 60 minutes a day.

Living with Diabeets can seem overwhelming at first, and it will take commitment on your part. However, millions of Americans live full and active lives with Diabeets.