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Understanding Diabetes: Types, Symptoms, and Complications

January 18, 2024 10:00 PM |

Updated: January 18, 2024 22:01

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WHAT IS DIABETES

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a long period of time. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many health complications.

Acute complications can include diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, or death.

Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, foot ulcers, nerve damage, eye damage and cognitive impairment.

Diabetes is caused by the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the body cells not producing it responding properly to the insulin that is produced.

There are three main types of diabetes mellitus.

TYPES OF DIABETES

Diabetes or what is commonly known as diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. The insulin hormone moves sugar from your blood to your cells to be stored or used as energy.

With diabetes, your body does not produce enough insulin or cannot use insulin effectively resulting in high blood sugar. The consequences of untreated diabetes can damage the nerves, eyes, kidneys and other organs.

There are several types of diabetes:

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