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Diabetes: Calling For Double Trouble!
Diabetes!!!
Open your eyes to the catastrophic effects of Diabetes. The
mere thought of Diabetes brings so many questions and fears into
our mind .Few people realize that thorough understanding and
knowledge about diabetes can help tremendously in effective long
term management. Diabetes is actually deficiency of Insulin(A
Hormone secreted by small gland called Pancreas) which converts
sugar into energy) or the low ability of the body to use insulin.
Thus glucose levels in blood tend to remain persistently raised.
Diabetes is responsible for development of various complications
later in life. Diabetes welcomes Heart Diseases too like heart
attacks and strokes (Double Trouble). Alone in US, more than 16
million people are suffering from Diabetes. People who are
suffering from Diabetes are at more risk to Heart problems and
Kidney Failures. Diabetes and its side effect occur among people
of all ages.
What actually happens?
With the lack of Insulin in the body, glucose and fats are not
converted into energy and they remain as it is the Bloodstream
and with time contribute to Health diseases.
You can be Diabetes victim due to following reasons
a) Obesity definitely leads to Diabetes .
b) Individuals with impaired glucose tolerance or have high
fat content in their blood
c) It can get transferred to you through your parents or
ancestors.
d) Women who deliver babies weighing more than 9 pounds are
susceptible to Diabetes.
e) Certain ethnic groups are more prone to Diabetes. Eg
Mexican, Puerto Rican Americans and Cuban Americans can easily
develop Diabetes.
Signs of Diabetes!!
a) Weakness and Fatigue
b) Frequent Thirst and urination
c) Quick loss of weight
d) Feeling hungry
e) Blurring of vision
g) frequent infections
h) numbness in limbs
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