What happens is that the beta cells in the pancreas stops producing insulin. No one is 100% sure why this occurs, it is possibly caused by a virus of unknown origin. People with type 1 diabetes need to inject insulin to sustain life. Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are two entirely different diseases though they are both metabolic in nature. No one here can tell you what your chances are of getting type 1 diabetes but if type 2 is in your family you may have the gene.

You should have a fasting blood sugar test performed at least once a year to determine what your blood sugars are.

Type 2 on the other hand is hereditary but it has to be triggered by something, in todays world it is obesity that is the main trigger but not the only one………..Poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle can also trigger it. usually as an adult but it can develop at any age.

There are those here that told you it’s because of sugar, that’s simply not true. The term “sugar diabetes” is a mis-nomer, it should actually be called glucose diabetes. Glucose mostly comes from the carbohydrates in the foods we eat, that’s what raises our blood sugars…..When are metabolism’s can’t handle all the carbohydrates in our bodies our blood sugars rise to unacceptable levels and it’s those high levels of glucose in our bodies that damages our body systems and organs.

And those that tell you that it doesn’t run in their family may not have all the facts…….There are lots of people who were never diagnosed and simply didn’t know they had it, there are others that were diagnosed and never disclosed it to anyone and there are those that had it and never had any symptoms and just passed the gene along without knowing it.

Diabetes Type 1:

In type 1, the pancreas stop producing insulin, due to autuimmune response or possibly viral attack on pancreas. In absence of insulin, body cells does not get glucose for producing ATP (Adenosin Triphosphate) units which results into primary symptom in the form of nausea and vomiting. In latter stage which leads to ketoacidosis in which body starts breaking down muscle tissue and fat for energy, there is consequently fast weight loss. Dehydration is also usually observed due to electrolyte disturbance. In advance stages even coma and death, are being witnessed.

Diabetes Type 2:

Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.

Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.

Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.

Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.

Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.

Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.

Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.

Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).

Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

Also, exercise is the balancing act of the equation here: Balanced Diet + Daily Exercise = No Diabetes (or at least considerably offsetting it). Get at least 30 minutes of cardio exercises 4 times a week. Making these changes now and encorporating them into your lifestyle (so that they become second nature) will help your chances of offsetting or even preventing diabetes. Best of luck!

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