The Diabetes Epidemic Among African Americans
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Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting . Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature .
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIABETES? Type 1 diabetes (formerly
called juvenile diabetes) results when the body’s immune system attacks
and destroys its own insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
People with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or
a pump. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes – increased thirst and urination,
constant hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and extreme fatigue –
usually develop over a short period of time. If type 1 diabetes is not
diagnosed and treated, a person can lapse into a life-threatening coma.
Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed cases
of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes (formerly called adult-onset diabetes)
occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or cannot use the
insulin it makes effectively. This form of diabetes usually develops in
adults over the age of 40 but is becoming more prevalent in younger age
groups – including children and adolescents. The symptoms of type 2
diabetes – feeling tired or ill, unusual thirst, frequent urination
(especially at night), weight loss, blurred vision, frequent
infections, and slow-healing wounds – may develop gradually and may not
be as noticeable as in type 1 diabetes. Some people have no symptoms.
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In women diabetes can cause. problems during pregnancy and make it . type 1 diabetes includes taking insu lin shots or using an insulin pump .
. criteria for diagnosis of diabetes impaired fasting glucose IFG and . criteria for diabetes have been revised . of type 2 diabetes are emphasized. .
Pre diabetes is becom. ing more common in the United States . People with pre diabetes also have a. higher risk of heart disease. .
Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting . Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature .
found in people over 45 who have diabetes in their family who are . Indians and Hispanics and in women who had diabetes when they were. pregnant. .