what is

Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus defines as a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar (glucose). The Glucose is a vital to human health as it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up the muscles, tissues and brain’s main source of fuel.

The underlying cause of diabetes varies by type. However, no matter what type of diabetes you have, it can lead to excess sugar in blood.

Excessive amount sugar in the blood can lead to serious health problems.
Chronic diabetes conditions include type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Potentially reversible diabetes conditions include prediabetes, which could be known when blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes, and gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy but may resolve after the baby is delivered.

Type Of Diabetes


TYPE 1


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TYPE 2


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GESTATIONAL DIABETES


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Blood glucoses range

Normal

pre-diabetes

Diabetes

Fasting

less 100 mg / dL

100-125 mg / dL

more 125 mg / dL

Two hours after a meal,

Less than 140 mg / dL

140-199 mg / dL

200 mg / dL or higher

Cumulative glucose 

less than 5.7

5.7 – 6.4

6.5 or higher

Causes Of Diabetes Mellitus

Hereditary

family history

Auto-Immune Reaction

Hormonal Disease

Pancreatic Disease

Uncontrolled Diet

Obesity

Living A Aedentary Lifestyle

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Diagnosis Of Diabetes Mellitus

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST ( MORE THAN 6.5 % )

RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR ( MORE THAN 180 MG-DL)

FASTING BLOOD SUGAR ( MORE THAN 126 MG-DL )

ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST ( AFTER 2 HOURSMORE THAN 200 MG-DL)

DETECT SUGAR IN URIN

BY CLINICAL SYMPTOMS

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type 1 diabetes


type 2 diabetes


Complications


preventions