Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis and Prevention

This report provides a comprehensive overview of diabetes, including its causes, symptoms, and various treatment options. The report begins by differentiating between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, highlighting the genetic and lifestyle factors that contribute to each. It then details common symptoms such as increased urination, hunger, and thirst, as well as the potential complications of the disease. The report also discusses treatment strategies, including lifestyle modifications like diet and exercise, and mentions diagnostic tests used to measure blood sugar levels. Finally, it references key sources for further information on the topic.

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 Metabolic disorder
 Causes high blood sugar.
 Common symptoms includes frequent urination, an increased hunger and thirst,
and other related symptoms.
 Diabetes can have lifelong implications if not treated.
 Serious complications includes chronic kidney, foot ulcers, cardiovascular
disease, stroke and also cause serious damage to the eye.
 Type 1 diabetes: It results when the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin
because of the loss of beta cells.
 Type 2 diabetes: It is characterised by insulin resistance, in which the cells fail to
respond to the insulin.
INTRODUCTION

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 Type diabetes: It is inherited with genes
 Type 2 diabetes: It is generally due to lifestyle factors and genetics. The
lifestyle factors that contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes includes-
obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity and stress.
CAUSES

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 Common symptoms includes: Increased urination, increased hunger, weight
loss, increased thirst, feeling tired, headache, fatigue, blurred vision and itchy
skin.
SYMPTOMS

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 Treatment and prevention involves maintaining a healthy diet, maintaining a
normal body weight, involving in physical activity or exercise and avoiding
tobacco.
TREATMENT

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 The diagnostic tests followed for measuring blood sugar level in the blood are:
 Fasting plasma glucose level
 Plasma glucose
PREVALENCE AND PROGNOSIS

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 American Diabetes Association. (2010). Diagnosis and classification of
diabetes mellitus. Diabetes care, 33(Supplement 1), S62-S69.
 Pippitt K, e. (2019). Diabetes Mellitus: Screening and Diagnosis. - PubMed -
NCBI. Retrieved 2 August 2019, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26926406
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