Explain The Risk Of Diabetes Essay
Diabetes and the risk that comes with it
Carl L. Tabb
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August 2, 2011
Diabetes and the risk that comes with it
23.6 million Americans have diabetes in all ages ranges says The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes occurs when your body’s sugar levels are abnormally high or the body is not responding to insulin. . Insulin is produced by our body’s to regulate our blood sugar levels. In Greece the word diabetes means “to flow through” and in the Latin culture is means “sweet”. There are three types, Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational. Type 1 is an immune disorder; Type 2 is a metabolic disorder and gestational happens while pregnant. Type 1 is only about 5% of the cases but is still just as dangerous even more serious. The body is just not producing enough insulin to regulate the sugar levels. Type 1 can appear suddenly. The immune system attacks and destroys the normal body cells. By destroying those cells the lower the body’s insulin and the higher the blood sugar will raise and may be permanent. People with Type 1 diabetes must monitor their diet very closely and will require daily injections or infusions. …show more content…
The levels of insulin in the body range from low to high, sometimes even normal, so it must be monitored closely. When the body starts to resist insulin the levels will rise. Now that the levels are high the body must go into over drive and the blood cells work harder. The cells either get too tired to continue in over drive or the body becomes resistant. This all happens over time. Shots of insulin are sometimes needed between two and three times daily. Before Type 2 was only common in adults over 40 years of age but is now affecting the youth. Studies are now linking obesity and Americans being overweight to Type 2
Carl L. Tabb
SCI/163
August 2, 2011
Diabetes and the risk that comes with it
23.6 million Americans have diabetes in all ages ranges says The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes occurs when your body’s sugar levels are abnormally high or the body is not responding to insulin. . Insulin is produced by our body’s to regulate our blood sugar levels. In Greece the word diabetes means “to flow through” and in the Latin culture is means “sweet”. There are three types, Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational. Type 1 is an immune disorder; Type 2 is a metabolic disorder and gestational happens while pregnant. Type 1 is only about 5% of the cases but is still just as dangerous even more serious. The body is just not producing enough insulin to regulate the sugar levels. Type 1 can appear suddenly. The immune system attacks and destroys the normal body cells. By destroying those cells the lower the body’s insulin and the higher the blood sugar will raise and may be permanent. People with Type 1 diabetes must monitor their diet very closely and will require daily injections or infusions. …show more content…
The levels of insulin in the body range from low to high, sometimes even normal, so it must be monitored closely. When the body starts to resist insulin the levels will rise. Now that the levels are high the body must go into over drive and the blood cells work harder. The cells either get too tired to continue in over drive or the body becomes resistant. This all happens over time. Shots of insulin are sometimes needed between two and three times daily. Before Type 2 was only common in adults over 40 years of age but is now affecting the youth. Studies are now linking obesity and Americans being overweight to Type 2