Diabetes
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- Created on: 06-04-14 15:13
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- DIABETES
- TYPE 2
- What is it?
- When a person's body is resistant to insulin
- Cells don't respond to insulin properly
- Typically affects people over 40
- Most common type - 85 - 95% of cases are Type 2
- Initial symptoms
- Increased thirst, hunger and production of urine
- Weight loss
- Tiredness
- Nausea
- Later symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Treatment
- Small regular meals stabilise blood glucose levels
- Avoid sugary foods to prevent levels rising
- Exercise lowers blood glucose levels
- What is it?
- TYPE 1
- What is it?
- Body doesn't produce enough insulin
- Insulin producing cells are destroyed
- Initial Symptoms
- Increased thirst, hunger and production of urine
- Weight loss
- Tiredness
- Nausea
- Later symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Treatment
- Inject insulin before meals to keep blood glucose at a safe level
- Inject into subcutaneous fat (directly beneath skin)
- Insulin pump therapy
- Allows insulin to flow into your bloodstream at a rate you can control
- Inject insulin before meals to keep blood glucose at a safe level
- What is it?
- Glucose is a type of sugar used by the body to provide energy
- People with Diabetes are unable to regulate their blood glucose levels
- TYPE 2
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