Diabetes
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- Created on: 20-04-16 14:57
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- Diabetes mellitus
- Types of diabetes
- Type 1 - insulin dependent diabetes, pancreas cannot secrete insulin
- Type 2 diabetes - non-insulin dependent diabetes, body stops responding to insulin
- Risk factors
- Type 2
- Being overweight (particularly with a BMI of over 27), having a sedentary lifestyle and a gene has been found on chromosome 2
- Type 1
- unknown - thought to have a genetic link, possible environmental risk factors too
- Type 2
- Symptoms
- Constant tiredness and thirst
- Hypoglycaemia
- Low blood sugar level
- Tiredness, confusion, irrational behaviour
- Hyperglycaemia
- Can be associated with ketoacidosis
- High blood sugar level
- Thirst, feeling unwell, dry mouth, blurred vision
- Treating diabetes
- No cure, but it can be managed
- Type 1 can be managed through insulin injections in order to keep levels of blood glucose constant
- The insulin can come from pigs or from GM bacteria
- Type 2 can be managed through diet alone in the early stages
- Recent developments
- Stem cell therapy - could replace the beta cells in people with Type 1 diabetes
- Replacing the white blood cells of sufferers of Type 1 diabetes
- Types of diabetes
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