DIABETES
Pamela Tipán
2022
what is
diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic (long-term)
disease that affects the way the body
turns food into energy.
Your body breaks down most of the
food you eat into sugar (also called
glucose) and releases it into your
bloodstream.
Types of diabetes
Diabetes type 1
Diabetes type 2
Gestational diabetes
prediabetes
Prediabetes
In the United States, 96 million adults (more
than 1 in 3) have prediabetes. What's worse,
more than 8 out of 10 of them don't know
they have it. With prediabetes, blood sugar
levels are higher than normal, but still not
high enough for a diabetes diagnosis
What are the symptoms
of diabetes?
The symptoms of diabetes include:
increased thirst and urge to urinate
Increased appetite
fatigue
blurry vision
numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
ulcers that do not heal
weight loss for no apparent reason
causes of diabetes?
Overweight, obesity and physical inactivity
insulin resistance
Genes and family history
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