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How do you get tested for type 3 diabetes?
To get tested for type three diabetes, you have to do a glucose test, fasting, and blood work. It is much like the testing done for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
What does glucose do to people with type 1 diabetes?
gives them a heart attack and high blood sugars
What disorders are there of insulin?
Diabetes mellitus A chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood.. Absence or insufficient production of insulin (which is produced by the pancreas and lowers blood glucose) causes diabetes. The two types of diabetes are referred to as insulin dependent (type I) and non-insulin dependent (type II).
How does diabetes affect the level of glucose in the blood and in body cells?
The pancreas has cells which produce insulin. Insulin allows the body's cells to absorb glucose from the bloodstream. Diabetes is an auto-immune disease which destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Without insulin, the body cannot move glucose from the blood stream into cells, where it is needed to produce energy. The result is that glucose builds up in the bloodstream. This is fatal if untreated. NB: there are 2 main types of diabetes. Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, is of unknown origin and requires regular injections of insulin. Type 2 diabetes is lifestyle related and is caused by such factors as being overweight and unfit.
Can optimal blood glucose control reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in patients with type 1 diabetes?
Yes, but this is because optimal blood glucose control reduces risk of coronary heart disease in everyone.
What is a disease involving poor blood sugar regulation?
Diabetes is a disease involving poor blood sugar regulation, specifically high levels of glucose in the blood either due to insufficient insulin production (Type 1 diabetes) or the body not responding effectively to insulin (Type 2 diabetes). This can lead to serious health complications if not managed properly.
Why does decreased insulin cause diabetes?
Insulin is what catabolises (breaks down) glucose following a high carbohydrate meal. Diabetes has 4 types: only type 1 diabetes is related to insulin (seen in children and adolescents). It is called Insulin-Dependent Diabetes. Diabetes is basically very high levels of glucose found in the blood (greater then 250mg/dl) after testing. Where, normal fasting ranges of glucose = 70-110mg/dl Type 1: If their is a severe lack of insulin in the body. Glucose is unable to be broken down by the body (by stomach juices), because glucose is "dependent" upon insulin to be broken down causing diabetes (high levels of glucose in the body).
How do American type 1 diabectics control their glucose?
The average American with type 1 diabetes controls their blood sugar reasonably well. This is because if they don't they are aware that they will develop a worse form of the disease.
Is there any medicine for Type 1 diabetes?
Insulin; but insulin doesn't cure the diabetus, insulin only maintain the life decreasing the glucose level in blood.
Type 2 diabetes is known as non insulin dependent diabetes?
True, at first, though type II diabetics can deteriorate if not adequately treated. If they deteriorate far enough, they may become insulin-dependent. Even so, they don't become "Type-1" diabetics.
Diabetes Medications?
People with diabetes type 2 are fortunate enough to have the option of taking oral medication rather than injections. These pills can help manage the levels of blood glucose and insulin in the body. However, pills cannot treat type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of what?
Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas doesn't make enough or any of the hormone insulin, or when the insulin produced doesn't work effectively. In diabetes, this causes the level of glucose in the blood to be too high.
