Diabetes is disease in which a person has high blood sugar levels, as the body doesn’t produce enough insulin to synthesize the glucose into energy.
There are mainly three types, namely the Type I, Type II and gestational diabetes mellitus.
The major symptoms for diabetes may include increased thirst, urination, blurred vision and fatigue.
In this condition the food gets digested and the glucose makes its way into our bloodstream. The body cells use this glucose for energy and growth. However, glucose cannot enter our cells without insulin being present - insulin makes it possible for our cells to take in the glucose.
Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas. After food is consumed, the pancreas automatically releases an adequate quantity of insulin to move the glucose present in our blood into the cells and lowers the blood sugar level.
A person with diabetes has a condition in which the quantity of glucose in the blood is too elevated (hyperglycemia). This is because, either the body does not produce enough insulin, or has cells that do not respond properly to the insulin the pancreas produces. This results in too much glucose building up in the blood. This excess blood glucose eventually will pass out of the body in urine. So, even though the blood has plenty of glucose, the cells are not getting it for their essential energy and growth requirements.
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