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 THANKS