Illustration of diabetes. Photo: Pixabay
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – MANY people now suffer from diabetes which is caused by a drastic increase in blood sugar levels in the body.
Diabetics can face some complications if their disease is not treated immediately.
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases that cause high blood sugar levels.
This may occur due to inadequate insulin production by the pancreas or when the body’s cells do not respond to the insulin produced.
Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which a person’s body is unable to produce insulin.
Usually develops in childhood or adolescence, but can occur at any age, the other is a condition in which cells in the body fail to respond to the insulin that is produced.
This is called type-2 diabetes and about 90 percent of all cases of diabetes worldwide are of this type.
Apart from these two types, there is also a third type, gestational diabetes, which affects women during pregnancy.
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There are several tips that diabetics can do to keep their blood sugar levels stable.
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