Diabetes Heath Care Information


Diabetes is a group of diseases that leaves you with too much glucose in your blood, which can lead to serious health problems. Symptoms vary, but may include increased thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, tiredness, blurred vision, slow-healing sores and more frequent infections.

 

Type 1 diabetes is chronic and usually appears during childhood or adolescence. Although the exact cause is not known, family history may play a role. Type 2 diabetes is also chronic, but can develop at any age and is often preventable. Common risk factors include being overweight and inactive, having a family history of the disease, being older, and being of certain races, such as Black, Hispanic, First Nations and Asian.

 

Potentially reversible diabetes conditions include prediabetes, when your blood sugar levels are high but not high enough to be classified as diabetes, and gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy. Those at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes include women over 25, family or personal history, being overweight and women of certain races, such as Black, Hispanic, First Nations or Asian.

 

Treatment for diabetes may include blood sugar monitoring, insulin and medications. In addition, maintaining a healthy weight, diet and exercise regime are all keys to managing your diabetes.