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DIABETES
DIABETES
DIABETES
Diabetes is a disease that Affects your body’s ability to
occurs when glucose is in excess produce or use insulin, Is a
in the blood hormone produced by the pancreas
When your body turns the food into energy, insulin is released to help transport this energy to
the cells.
Insulin acts as a “key.” Its
chemical message tells the cell
to open and receive glucose.
During pregnancy, the placenta makes hormones that can lead to a buildup of glucose
in your blood. Usually, your pancreas can make enough insulin to handle that. If not,
your blood sugar levels will rise and can cause gestational diabetes.
Is diagnosed using an oral glucose tolerance test.
This is done at a pathology lab.
Risk Factors
Two blood tests are taken. The first is taken in
fasting and the second after the woman drinks a
sugary drink, two or three hours later, then the
• Are aged 40 years or over results are compared.
Complications
for the baby How is diagnosed?
• Have a family history of type
2 diabetes
• Early birth • Type 2 diabetes
• Are above the healthy later in life
weight range
CAUSES
Cardiovascular disease
Depression
Symptoms
• Polyphagia
• Polydipsia
• Polyurea
• Fatigue
• Blurry visión
• Weightloss
• Non-healing ulcers
Diagnosis by
lab test
• Eye complications –
Glaucoma risk .
• Diabetic Neuropathy.
• Skin complications –
infections and other
dissorders.
• Kidney disease –
Nephropathy.
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
• Stroke, caused by a blood
Clot.
• Cardiovascular disease.
Treatment
Physical
Diet exercise
Medication
• His treatment is
Diabetes INSULIN
type 1