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.
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
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 |
