How does one get diabetes?

Answer 1

Diabetes is not contageous. It is not possible to "get" it through any form of contact with other people. Diabetes is a disease that results when the body is unable to properly process sugar in the blood. Type 1 Diabetes, which usually appears in people at a young age, is the result of the body not making enough insulin, a chemcial needed to metabolize sugar. It occurs because cells in the pancreas do not release enough insulin into the blood. Type 1 Diabetes is usually treated by regular injections of synthetic insulin or of insulin harvested from non-human mammals such as pigs or cattle. Type 2 Diabetes, which has usually appeared in older people but is now showing up in younger adults, is the result of the body becomming resistant, or tollerant, to insulin, so that more insulin is needed to obtain the same result. Type 2 diabetes is initially treated with diet control and exercise, more advanced cases with medication, and ultimately, injected insulin may be used as well. In both types of Diabetes, the damage is caused by the high concentrations of sugar in the blood stream that stays there longer than would be the case in a healthy person. High sugar levels damage the blood vessel walls and impair repair processes. This results in impaired blood circulation, which in turn produces the long term effects of the disease, which can include blindness, gangreen requiring amputation of limbs, and increased succeptability to other diseases.

Answer 2

When you eat to much unhealthy foods