Diabetes

• Diabetes is a chronic disease either when the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin, or the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.
• Some of the signs of diabetes include:

  Increased thirst

  Increased urination

  Increased hunger

  Patches of dark skin

  Yeast infection
• Type 1 diabetes is when the immune system attacks the cells responsible for making insulin.
• Type 2 diabetes is when the pancreas makes less insulin and the body becomes resistant to it.
• 2 kinds of diabetes include prediabetes and gestational diabetes.
• Prediabetes is when the blood sugar levels are high but not high enough to be considered as diabetes mellitus.
• Gestational diabetes is a diabetes you can get when pregnant due to hormonal changes so the body can't process sugar efficiently.
• Causes of high blood sugar levels include:

  Eating too much

  Lack of exercise

  Dehydration

  Missing dose of diabetes medication
• 4.0 to 5.4 mmol/L is the normal blood sugar level. It reaches up to 7.8 mmol/L 2 hours after eating.
• People with diabetes have 4 to 7 mmol/L before eating and up to 9 mmol/L for type 1 and 8.5 mmol/L for type 2.
• People with diabetes test their blood sugar levels before meals and bedtime and after treating low blood sugar.
• Exercising makes the body more sensitive to insulin.
• Physical activity helps control blood sugar levels, and reduce risk of heart disease and nerve damage.