{"id":26592,"date":"2016-05-23T10:19:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/?p=26592"},"modified":"2016-05-23T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T09:19:55","slug":"16-must-know-diabetes-facts-you-should-be-aware-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/16-must-know-diabetes-facts-you-should-be-aware-of\/","title":{"rendered":"16 MUST-KNOW DIABETES FACTS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The topic of diabetes is one a lot of people are ill aware of; many people only pay heed to the subject when it hits them or someone close to them.<\/p>\n

Diabetes isn’t an illness to be played with, and these are some important facts you should know about diabetes.<\/p>\n

1. There are two main types of diabetes; type 1 and type 2.<\/p>\n

2. Besides type 1 and type 2, there are many types of diabetes. Type 3 diabetes is a proposed term for Alzheimer’s disease because a lot of links have been found between Alzheimer’s and the blood glucose levels in the brain.<\/p>\n

3. Type 1 diabetes is characterised by a lack of insulin, while type 2 diabetes is characterised by ineffective use of insulin. Insulin is a substance the body makes in order to convert sugar into energy.<\/p>\n

Type 1 diabetes could occur when the immune system attacks insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.<\/p>\n

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with ageing and genetics; it’s mostly caused by the natural rise in blood sugar as one gets older.<\/p>\n

4. Type 2 diabetes is much more common than type 1 and it accounts for 90% of diabetes in the world.<\/p>\n

5. About one third of people with diabetes do not even know they have diabetes.<\/p>\n

6. Type 2 diabetes do not always have symptoms.<\/p>\n

7. Type 2 diabetes in children is a rare occurrence, but it’s now increasing worldwide among adolescents and children.<\/p>\n

8. Total deaths from diabetes are projected to rise by 50% in the next ten years. They are projected to occur by 80% in upper-middle income countries.<\/p>\n

9. Diabetes could lead to serious health complications like heart disease, kidney disease, retinopathy and even amputation.<\/p>\n

10. Research has found that diabetes could affect one emotionally and could also cause depression.<\/p>\n

11. Diabetes can also affect your sex life. Erectile dysfunction, low sperm count and quality in men, and vaginitis and cystitis in women.<\/p>\n

12. With the right treatment, diabetes can be properly managed and reversed.<\/p>\n

13. Cutting down on carbohydrate is good for your blood sugar.<\/p>\n

14. Your blood glucose level could be affected by stress, alcohol, lack of exercising, sleep and sex, pollution and a host of other factors.<\/p>\n

15. People with diabetes are twice more likely to develop heart disease than people without it.<\/p>\n

16. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults today.<\/p>\n

S.O.Z<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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