Diabetes

DIABETES

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If the amount of insulin present in the body is extremely low, diabetes occurs. Diabetes is a chronic disease where the amount of sugar present in the body is extremely high due to the lack of insulin.

In Type 1 Diabetes, the body does not produce any insulin at all. Hence, patients have to follow a special diet and take insulin injections for the rest of their lives. They also have to take regular blood tests in order to maintain a regular sugar level.

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However, in Type 2 Diabetes, the more common of the two, the body either does not produce enough insulin for the body, or the body does not react to insulin. People with Type 2 Diabetes can manage it by exercising regularly, losing weight and following a healthy diet. That does not mean that diabetes is completely eradicated from the system. Instead, these methods only serve to help manage it. Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive disease and gets worse as we grow older. Eventually, people with this disease will have to take insulin in the form of a tablet. 


Sources:
http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2002_Groups/pancstems/stemcell/insulin_glucagon.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/