Diabetes

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition that

impairs the body's ability to
process blood glucose,
otherwise known as blood
sugar.
Types
• Type I diabetes: Also known as juvenile diabetes, this type occurs when the body
fails to produce insulin.

• Type 2 diabetes: Type 2 diabetes affects the way the body uses insulin.

• Gestational diabetes: This type occurs in women during pregnancy when the body
can become less sensitive to insulin.

• Less common types of diabetes include monogenic diabetes and cystic fibrosis-
related diabetes.
Prediabetes
The risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are similar. They include:

• being overweight

• a family history of diabetes

• a history of high blood pressure

• being more than 45 years of age

• having a sedentary lifestyle

What health problems can people with diabetes
develop?
Over time, high blood glucose leads to
problems such as

• heart disease
• stroke
• kidney disease
• eye problems
• dental disease
• nerve damage
• foot problems
 Diabetes in Brazil

17/04/2017 – agenciabrasil.ebc sbac

5,5% to 8,9% (brazilian population) in Diabetes treatment can spend about
10 years R$422 billion in 20 years (8,9% of
(2006-2016) mundial population)
Hard condition to control and deal
with!
 Amputation: lethal cases

14/11/2017 – Jornal Médico 26/12/2017 – G1, São Paulo

Almost 10,000 amputations in seven years of
lower members, in Portugal.
Diabetes vs car accident: biggest cases of
lower members amputations.
Insuline takes sugar to cells
Sugar into blood prevents blood flow and
consequently kills human tissues.
How to deal with diabetes?

We don’t have a
cure for this
condition!
But... you must see the best side of life!

Althouth this bad situation

don’t show a cure, you can
practice good habits which
will be important for a good
health:

- Medical treatments;
- Better nutrition;
- Working out frequently;
 It’s time to think!

What do you imagine if you...

STOP

EATING

SUGAR

FOR 1 WEEK?