It is true that your brains need
glucose in order to survive. However, a high level of it in your blood will
probably cause diabetes. Through this article, we will try to figure out: How
do you get diabetes? How many types of diabetes are there? What are the warning
signs of diabetes? And what are the possible preventions and treatments?
How do you get
diabetes?
Scientifically
speaking, a person becomes diabetic when his body becomes unable of producing
insulin. In fact, insulin is a hormone produced by an organ labeled
"pancreas". This hormone is responsible of the entering of glucose
from the blood to the cells in order to maintain low blood sugar levels.
Therefore, when the glucose reaches its highest levels in one's blood, it will
get out of the body in urine. Eventually, the body cells will get no glucose,
thus no energy and power to feed on.
How many types of
diabetes are there?
Actually, there are
three types of diabeties:
1) Diabetes Type 1:
When you produce no insulin at all.
2) Diabetes Type 2 -
when you do not produce enough insulin that fits the needs of your body.
3) Gestational
Diabetes - When you develop diabetes just during your pregnancy.
What are the warning
signs of diabetes?
As glucose cannot
pass through from the blood to the cells, the body will get rid of the extra
glucose in urine. That is why diabetes go to the bathroom many times during the
day. Consequently, they will feel dehydrated and need to drink more water than the
usual.
Moreover, as the body
needs glucose to get energy, diabetes will feel fragility and fatigue because
they are deprived from the latter. So, no matter how much fruits they eat and
fluids they drink, they will never feel energetic as it is a matter of insulin,
not of how much sugar they consume.
The body needs energy
to survive. Because it cannot get it in the usual way (through blood), it will
start looking for energy sources from muscles and fat. That is when diabetes
start losing weight.
Diabeties and Pregnancy:
When a woman is
pregnant, she goes through hormonial changes and her body becomes in need for
more glucose. When the Pancreas fails to deliver the extra insulin, the woman
will be a Gestational Diabetes. The good news is that not all woman have it. And
if they do (God forbid)
it will go away when
they have their babies.
Diabeties and
Obesity:
Being obese can cause
your body cells to become resistant to insulin and this increases the risk for
Diabetes Type 2. Most advanced researches concerning this issue state that most
obese people are also diabetes. So, you do the math.
what are the possible
preventions and treatments?
The preventions and
treatments are almost alike. Here is a list that you may follow in order to
keep your blood sugar level normal:
1) You have to watch
your weight and maintain a healthy diet.
2) You have to do
some regular exercising to keep your body healthy.
3) You have to quit
smoking as soon as possible and lessen drinking alcohol.
4) You have to avoid
consuming too much of the Three Poisons: Sugar, Salt and White Flour.
5) You have to check
you blood sugar levels frequently.
Till this day, Type 1
cannot be prevented yet. However, Type 2 can.
It is true that Diabetes is a really
exhausting and complicated desease. But it can be treated and at times
prevented. Indeed, you have to watch out you blood sugar levels and take a good
care of your body before you will be obliged to use insulin syringes.
Written by: Nada Mrabet
