Essay

Diabetes Risk

By: Alvin Pringle

Phoenix University

Abstract

This disease results when there is a high level of sugar in the blood for an extended period of time. It can be controlled by diet, exercise, pills and insulin injections. There are three main types of diabetes--Type I, which affects primarily the younger population; Type II, the pancreas still has its ability to produce insulin, but the amount is not enough for the body’s needs or it cannot, use it to its full extent by the tissues; and gestational diabetes, which affects women during the third trimester of their pregnancy. Examples of these factors are heredity, being overweight, and problems with beta cells, which are located in the pancreas. Diabetes can result in blurred vision, retinopathy, nerve problems, dry skin, and kidney issues. Diet plays a major role in the prevention of these problems. In addition to diet, medication and exercise play a key role in controlling this disease. Currently, there is no known cure for diabetes.

Diabetes Risk

Diabetes is a worldwide disease and one of the most common endocrine disorders in the United States. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease. It occurs most often in children and young adults, but can appear at any age. With Type I diabetes, the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Consequently, anyone with Type I diabetes must receive daily insulin injections. The insulin must be injected into the body because if it is taken orally, stomach acids will make the insulin ineffective to the body. These are the symptoms that can happen as follow: increased thirst, urination, being hungry all the time, weight loss, blurred vision, and extreme tiredness. People with Type I diabetes must have daily injections of insulin to survive.

Type II diabetes is the most common type of diabetes. Most people with Type II diabetes are over 40, or suffer from obesity. The symptoms of Type II diabetes develops gradually in the body. They include feeling...