Diabetes

1) Type 1 Diabetes

The body does not produce insulin. Some people may refer to this type as insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes, or early-onset diabetes. People usually develop type 1 diabetes before their 40th year, often in early adulthood or teenage years.
Type 1 diabetes is nowhere near as common as type 2 diabetes. Approximately 10% of all diabetes cases are type 1.
Patients with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin injections for the rest of their life. They must also ensure proper blood-glucose levels by carrying out regular blood tests and following a special diet.
Between 2001 and 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among the under 20s in the USA rose 23%, according to SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth data issued by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2) Type 2 Diabetes

The body does not produce enough insulin for proper function, or the cells in the body do not react to insulin (insulin resistance).  

Signs and Symptoms

1. Frequent urination-sometimes almost hourly.

2. Unexplained weight loss.

3. Increased and excessive thirst.

4. Blurred vision.

5. Persistent fatigue.

6. In women, frequent yeast and bladder infections, sometimes missed menses.

What to do now

1. Take advice from a doctor specialized in Diabetes, if you know or suspect that you have diabetes.

2. Follow your doctor’s advice about diet, exercise, and monitoring your blood sugar levels

When to call a doctor

1. If you feel weak and nauseous, excessively thirsty, are urinating very frequently, rapid breathing, and have abdominal pain.

2. If you experience extreme thirst, lethargy, weakness and mental confusion; you may have dangerously high blood sugar levels that could lead to coma.

3. If a person known to have diabetes loses consciousness.

4. If you have noticeable sweet smelling breath along with the symptoms listed above, you may have ketoacidosis-a life-threatening condition.

Call for an immediate appointment:

1. If you or your child develop symptoms of diabetes.

2. If you have diabetes and you get flu; flu and some other illness can make your blood sugar levels go out of control