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Type 2 diabetes: The pancreas secretes insulin, but the body is partially or completely unable to use the insulin. This is sometimes referred to as insulin resistance. The body tries to overcome this resistance by secreting more and more insulin. People with insulin resistance develop type 2 diabetes when they do not continue to secrete enough insulin to cope with the higher demands.

• At least 90% of patients with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. <<<<< More >>>>> »
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Diabetes

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What are diabetes symptoms?

The early symptoms of untreated diabetes are related to elevated blood sugar levels, and loss of glucose in the urine. High amounts of glucose in the urine can cause increased urine output and lead to dehydration. Dehydration causes increased thirst and water consumption. The inability of insulin to perform normally has effects on protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism. Insulin is an anabolic hormone, that is, one that encourages storage of fat and protein. A relative or absolute insulin deficiency eventually leads to weight loss despite an increase in appetite. Some untreated diabetes patients also <<<<< More >>>>> »

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Recipe and Meal Planner Guide: Eating Healthy and Staying Fit to Control and Manage Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  Also available in Spanish
• What I Need to Know about Eating and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  Also available in Spanish

• Overviews
• Diabetes - Meal Planning (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in Spanish
• Diabetes and Nutrition (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in Spanish
• Diet and Exercise: The Keys to Success with Diabetes (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  Also available in Spanish
• Managing Your Diabetes: Nutrition Information (Joslin Diabetes Center)
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Diabetul este o condiţie medicală caracterizată prin hiperglicemie (niveluri înalte de zahăr în sânge) persistentă sau variabilă, mai ales după mâncare. Toate tipurile de diabet au simptome şi complicaţii similare. Hiperglicemia poate duce la dehidratare şi ketoacidoză. Complicaţii de termen lung includ probleme cardiovasculare, probleme renale, probleme cu retina care poate duce la orbire, impotenţă şi cangrenă cu risc de amputare.Cele mai importante forme a diabetului sunt cauzate de o producţie scăzută a insulinei în organism (diabet tip I) şi sensibilate scăzută a ţesuturilor la insulină (diabet tip II, forma mai comună). Tipul I necesită tratementul cu insulină, prin inhalare sau prin injecţie. Tipul II este tratat cu medicaţie şi necesită insulină doar dacă tabletele de tratement nu sunt eficace.

Factori care pot cauza diabetul includ: fumatul de tabac, o mărire a nivelului de cholesterol, tensiune înaltă la sânge, un stil de viaţă static fără execiţiu fizic, şi o greutate de corp mai mare decât cea medie.

Blood Sugar Management

Keeping your blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible through proper dietary changes, exercise, and/or medication and insulin therapy is the key to good diabetes control. Avoiding highs and lows will not only make you feel better, but will significantly reduce your risk of diabetes complications. The only way to make sure your blood glucose levels are on target is to test frequently each day and to get regular A1c tests from your healthcare provider. What numbers should you be looking for? While individual goals will vary, there are some general guidelines that are suggested by diabetes professionals. <<<<< More >>>>> »

type 1 diabetic, diabetes , Also known as: juvenile diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), childhood diabetes, and ketosis prone diabetes (Note: some of these terms are now outdated).

Type 1 diabetes accounts for between 5 and 10% of all diagnosed diabetes in the United States. Although type 1 diabetes develops most often in children and young adults (one in every 400-500 children has type 1 diabetes), the disease can be diagnosed at any age throughout the lifespan, and is equally distributed among males and females. Unlike type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes is more common in Caucasians than in those of Latino, <<<<< More >>>>> »

It has long been suspected that a high sugar diet over a long term period may lead to an increased risk of developing diabetes. But there has been little or no evidence to support this idea, with studies on the role of any aspect of the diet in the development of diabetes difficult to conduct.

Researchers from the Royal Victoria Hospital at Queens University Belfast Ireland have just published the results of a clinical trial looking at the effects of high sugar intake on insulin resistance (said to be a precursor of Type 2 diabetes) <<<<< More >>>>> »