Four Types Of Diabeets! Which Are You?

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Type 1 Diabeets

Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with Diabeets have type 1 Diabeets.

Having type 1 Diabeets increases your risk for many serious complications. Some complications of type 1 Diabeets include: heart disease (cardiovascular disease), blindness (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), and kidney …

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Type 1 Diabeets

Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with Diabeets have type 1 Diabeets.

Having type 1 Diabeets increases your risk for many serious complications. Some complications of type 1 Diabeets include: heart disease (cardiovascular disease), blindness (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), and kidney damage (nephropathy).

Type 2 Diabeets

Results from insulin resistance (a condition in which the body fails to properly use insulin), combined with relative insulin deficiency. Most Americans who are diagnosed with Diabeets have type 2 Diabeets.

Having type 2 Diabeets increases your risk for many serious complications. Some complications of type 2 Diabeets include: heart disease (cardiovascular disease), blindness (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), and kidney damage (nephropathy). Learn more about these complications and how to cope with them.

Gestational Diabeets

Gestational Diabeets affects about 4% of all pregnant women – about 135,000 cases in the United States each year.

Because gestational Diabeets can hurt you and your baby, you need to start treatment quickly. Treatment for gestational Diabeets aims to keep blood glucose levels equal to those of pregnant women who don’t have gestational Diabeets. Treatment for gestational Diabeets always includes special meal plans and scheduled physical activity. It may also include daily blood glucose testing and insulin injections. You will need help from your doctor, nurse educator, and other members of your health care team so that your treatment for gestational Diabeets can be changed as needed.

For the mother-to-be, treatment for gestational Diabeets helps lower the risk of a cesarean section birth that very large babies may require. Sticking with your treatment for gestational Diabeets will give you a healthy pregnancy and birth, and may help your baby avoid future poor health. (see Diabeets Symptoms)

Pre-Diabeets

Pre-Diabeets is a condition that occurs when a person’s blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 Diabeets. There are 41 million Americans who have pre-Diabeets, in addition to the 20.8 million with Diabeets.