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Diabetes Mellitus is a term for diabetes itself is a condition in which insulin can no longer work properly so that the sugar that should be used as energy actually accumulates and causes various kinds of problems.
Recognizing the factors that cause a disease or health problem is very important so that you can take precautions for yourself or other people closest to you.
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The following are the factors that cause diabetes mellitus as we report from the health page: WebMD.
Type 1 Diabetes
This type usually begins in childhood. Your pancreas stops making insulin. You have type 1 diabetes for life. The main things that cause it are:
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- Heredity (family) factors. If you have a relative with diabetes, you are more likely to have diabetes too. Anyone who has a mother, father, sister, or brother with type 1 diabetes should be screened. A simple blood test can diagnose it.
- Pancreatic disease. This disease can slow down the ability of the pancreas to make insulin.
- infection or disease. Several infections and diseases, mostly rare, can damage your pancreas.
Type 2 Diabetes
If you have this type, your body cannot use insulin which he made. This is called insulin resistance. Type 2 usually affects adults, but it can start at any time in your life. The main things that cause it are:
- Obesity or overweight. Research shows this is the main reason for type 2 diabetes. Due to increasing obesity among US children, this type is affecting more teenagers.
- Glucose sensitivity is impaired. Prediabetes is a milder form of this condition. It can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. If you have it, there is a high chance that you will develop type 2 diabetes.
- insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes often starts with insulin-resistant cells. That means your pancreas has to work extra hard to make enough insulin to meet your body’s needs.
- ethnic background. Diabetes is more common in Hispanic/Latin Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Alaska Natives.
- Gestational diabetes. If you have diabetes while pregnant, you have gestational diabetes. This increases your chances of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
- Little Physical Activity. You exercise less than three times a week.
- Descendants. You have a parent or sibling who has diabetes.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher risk.
- Age. If you are over 45 and are overweight or if you have symptoms of diabetes, talk to your doctor about a simple screening test.
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