Diabetes Type 1 Research Paper
Diabetes Type 1
This type of diabetes is more rare than type 2 and occurs when the body cannot produce insulin. Insulin must get replaced with injections to control blood sugar level. The imbalance is mostly caused by autoimmune problems that make the body turn against itself and damages the pancreas, which in turn make the diabetic insulin dependent. It normally develops in people under 40.
Though it is possible to develop at any age, it is common to start with people who are younger than 20 – children and teenagers, so it is sometimes called ‘juvenile diabetes.' As an ‘early onset’ of the disease, this is normally inherited from a parent or grandparent. Genetics play a big role in certain diseases like diabetes to determine if you are more …show more content…
susceptible to getting it, so check into your family history about possible ailments that are more prominent in your genes.
When it comes to type 1 diabetes, the body practically attacks itself. The immune system starts to attack pancreas because it thinks that the produced insulin cells are foreign (and destroys them). Diabetes type 1 can be marked as an autoimmune disease. No insulin means that the cells can literally starve to death because nothing is ingesting the (glucose) sugars from food that are beneficial to the body. This type is an insulin-dependent version because the body cannot produce the hormone itself. These “islets” cells detect when glucose is in the blood and will start to work overtime to bring balance in the blood sugar levels. Very important to the pancreas. Between 5 to 10 percent of diabetics have type 1. This type is causes the destruction of beta cells. This keeps antibodies from doing their job. In extreme cases, people need islet transplantation to replace them.
Let’s create a summary, according to an explanation of insulin mechanism, a person (who has diabetes type 1) eats a bar of chocolate. He or she swallows it, and sometimes sugar gets into the bloodstream. Cells which are called islets recognize sugar in your blood. In a body of a non-diabetic, those cells produce insulin and ‘unlock’ the cells for sugar to enter. In a case of diabetes type 1, sugar remains in the bloodstream causing high blood sugar. ‘The visitors’ are left outside the ‘house.' The untreated high level of sugar in a bloodstream can cause a lot of damage that causes blindness, kidney failure, heart and lungs failure, limbs amputation, coma or death. These sugars wreak havoc on the nerves causing them to become frayed and prevent blood from flowing to these limbs. The lower extremities such as feet and legs suffer complications from decreased circulation and amputation is necessary. It becomes a continuous spiral down the rabbit hole.
Regular socks tend to bind the legs, feet and lower calves, decreasing circulation, but diabetic socks have antifungal properties and a looser grip around the top edge. Moreover, there are diabetic shoes that are a bit deeper and wider than regular shoes to reduce toe limitations and increase blood circulation. Underwear with pockets are cut perfectly for your insulin pump available for women with diabetes.
Regardless on the type of clothing you wear, consuming excess amounts sugar-based products does wreak havoc on the body to the point naturopathy practitioners believe that even when taking insulin shots, serious problems that result in amputations can still arise.
A body needs to have a ‘key.' The new key is made – insulin injections. But it is not as a simple solution as it sounds. It is sometimes not possible to know how much insulin your body needs. First of all, it is important to be cognizant of what you eat and drink. After that come other factors like exercise, stress, emotions, etc. If too much insulin is taken, it causes sugar levels to drop, and that condition is called hypoglycemia (low-level sugar/glucose). This happens when the body burns too much glucose that causes low blood sugar. Some of the symptoms will be losing focus, getting tired easily, feeling shaky, anxious or thirsty, sweating and having blurred vision; some of the usual signs of being a diabetic. If you do not take enough insulin, the right amount of sugar will not enter the cells (‘house’) and your body will not have enough energy. Blood sugar can rise to a dangerous level, and that condition is called hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Sugar will leak into your urine which makes the kidneys work harder by expelling more water than normal. Excessive urination is another sign of diabetes which I will cover in a later chapter. When it comes to diabetes, everything from diet to exercise need to stay balanced. This is the real key of prevention and tolerance.
Both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are very dangerous if untreated properly.
Diabetes type 2
Unlike people who can’t produce insulin (type 1), people who are affected by diabetes type 2 can produce insulin but it is either not enough, or the cells are resistant to it (insulin resistance).
When cells are resistant to insulin, the body cannot get the energy needed, and the worst part is that, over time, sugar is built up in your blood and can hurt your eyes, kidneys, and other organs. Cells are not using the insulin properly by blocking the glucose that is necessary for energy. The unabsorbed sugars eventually causes an imbalance in the bloodstream and other organs work overtime attempting to create a balance. This complication allows other debilitating problems to develop in other organs such as heart disease and pancreatitis. The Journal of Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society says that type 2 is linked to liver cancer which is steadily increasing in conjunction to the new cases of diabetes. Additionally, those with diabetes are twice as likely to develop liver cancer. The symptoms of liver cancer is vomiting, upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite and weight, change of stool color or an excess number of bowel …show more content…
movements.
Also called “adult onset” diabetes, because it is normally found in adults, type 2 is the most common because it can affect everyone. People who are overweight are more likely to be affected, but it can also occur in people who have normal weight. It usually affects older people (over 35 years old), but can also appear in overweight young people.
Since this disease is mostly a result of improper lifestyle choices such as eating lots of sugar, carbs, and excessive animal products, the best thing about this type of diabetes is that it is totally preventable and reversible with the proper doctor treatment and early detection.
The treatment is focused on diets, healthy living, exercise, physical activities, and using oral pills or insulin injections if needed. Some people can handle their diabetes without taking pills or injections just by living a healthy life. So eating raw fruits and vegetables, doing cardiovascular exercises, and relaxing sometimes will help get your diabetes under
control.
Symptoms of diabetes
How can you know that you (or somebody else) have diabetes? Some people do not find out that they have diabetes until severe damages happen. Symptoms can be very mild, especially in type 2. There are people who have it but do not know and won't find out until they eat the wrong things that run their blood sugar up through the roof resulting in strong sickness effects that sends them to the hospital. These are the five main symptoms of diabetes.
1. Excessive thirst (and often going to the toilet after)
This symptom is like an enchanted circle. Normally, your body takes sugar as it passes through your kidneys. The kidneys filter and absorb sugar. In a case of diabetes, kidneys must work overtime to filter and absorb the sugar, and sometimes they can’t keep up because they are working too hard. Sugar is further excreted in your urine and because there is a lot of it – it requires much more fluids which are taken from your tissues. As you urinate much more often than normal, your body requires even more water to drink. As you drink a lot, you urinate a lot. That is the enchanted circle.
Sugar starves the body which causes dehydration that makes you want to drink water even more. Sugar literally strips the body of essential vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and most importantly water (moisture), causing a person to consume more liquids. This is one of the reasons why diabetics are advised to drink water when their blood sugar rises. A diabetic may get up several times a night to use the washroom and they are continually thirsty after drinking lots of water.
Excessive thirst becomes worse when exercising because you are not getting the energy you need and can cause hormonal and brain damage.
However, being constantly thirsty could be the result of something else, so be careful. Things such as a reaction to medication, illegal drug use, and hormonal imbalance could be the real culprit of your excessive thirst. Go through the checklist of possible causes so you do not misdiagnosed yourself. If you cannot pinpoint a cause for your continuous thirst then it might be diabetes. Visit a doctor just to be sure. The reason the body become so thirsty is because it is technically working harder to process the sugars. As stated earlier, sugar takes water from your blood making the blood sugar rise to dangerous levels that your body cannot get rid of. You will feel the results of this such as being fatigue and tired all the time. Drink a bit of water to feel better but not too much because you could ultimately drown yourself in extreme instances. However, if you feel like you have an unquenchable thirst, similar to being in a desert, then this is a surefire sign that something is definitely wrong.
Go through the checklist of possible symptoms and if you suffer from several of these then go to your doctor for tests to determine if you are a diabetic. Do not be afraid to go to hospital, as most people are. Stay brave. This is your life we are talking about.
This type of diabetes is more rare than type 2 and occurs when the body cannot produce insulin. Insulin must get replaced with injections to control blood sugar level. The imbalance is mostly caused by autoimmune problems that make the body turn against itself and damages the pancreas, which in turn make the diabetic insulin dependent. It normally develops in people under 40.
Though it is possible to develop at any age, it is common to start with people who are younger than 20 – children and teenagers, so it is sometimes called ‘juvenile diabetes.' As an ‘early onset’ of the disease, this is normally inherited from a parent or grandparent. Genetics play a big role in certain diseases like diabetes to determine if you are more …show more content…
susceptible to getting it, so check into your family history about possible ailments that are more prominent in your genes.
When it comes to type 1 diabetes, the body practically attacks itself. The immune system starts to attack pancreas because it thinks that the produced insulin cells are foreign (and destroys them). Diabetes type 1 can be marked as an autoimmune disease. No insulin means that the cells can literally starve to death because nothing is ingesting the (glucose) sugars from food that are beneficial to the body. This type is an insulin-dependent version because the body cannot produce the hormone itself. These “islets” cells detect when glucose is in the blood and will start to work overtime to bring balance in the blood sugar levels. Very important to the pancreas. Between 5 to 10 percent of diabetics have type 1. This type is causes the destruction of beta cells. This keeps antibodies from doing their job. In extreme cases, people need islet transplantation to replace them.
Let’s create a summary, according to an explanation of insulin mechanism, a person (who has diabetes type 1) eats a bar of chocolate. He or she swallows it, and sometimes sugar gets into the bloodstream. Cells which are called islets recognize sugar in your blood. In a body of a non-diabetic, those cells produce insulin and ‘unlock’ the cells for sugar to enter. In a case of diabetes type 1, sugar remains in the bloodstream causing high blood sugar. ‘The visitors’ are left outside the ‘house.' The untreated high level of sugar in a bloodstream can cause a lot of damage that causes blindness, kidney failure, heart and lungs failure, limbs amputation, coma or death. These sugars wreak havoc on the nerves causing them to become frayed and prevent blood from flowing to these limbs. The lower extremities such as feet and legs suffer complications from decreased circulation and amputation is necessary. It becomes a continuous spiral down the rabbit hole.
Regular socks tend to bind the legs, feet and lower calves, decreasing circulation, but diabetic socks have antifungal properties and a looser grip around the top edge. Moreover, there are diabetic shoes that are a bit deeper and wider than regular shoes to reduce toe limitations and increase blood circulation. Underwear with pockets are cut perfectly for your insulin pump available for women with diabetes.
Regardless on the type of clothing you wear, consuming excess amounts sugar-based products does wreak havoc on the body to the point naturopathy practitioners believe that even when taking insulin shots, serious problems that result in amputations can still arise.
A body needs to have a ‘key.' The new key is made – insulin injections. But it is not as a simple solution as it sounds. It is sometimes not possible to know how much insulin your body needs. First of all, it is important to be cognizant of what you eat and drink. After that come other factors like exercise, stress, emotions, etc. If too much insulin is taken, it causes sugar levels to drop, and that condition is called hypoglycemia (low-level sugar/glucose). This happens when the body burns too much glucose that causes low blood sugar. Some of the symptoms will be losing focus, getting tired easily, feeling shaky, anxious or thirsty, sweating and having blurred vision; some of the usual signs of being a diabetic. If you do not take enough insulin, the right amount of sugar will not enter the cells (‘house’) and your body will not have enough energy. Blood sugar can rise to a dangerous level, and that condition is called hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Sugar will leak into your urine which makes the kidneys work harder by expelling more water than normal. Excessive urination is another sign of diabetes which I will cover in a later chapter. When it comes to diabetes, everything from diet to exercise need to stay balanced. This is the real key of prevention and tolerance.
Both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are very dangerous if untreated properly.
Diabetes type 2
Unlike people who can’t produce insulin (type 1), people who are affected by diabetes type 2 can produce insulin but it is either not enough, or the cells are resistant to it (insulin resistance).
When cells are resistant to insulin, the body cannot get the energy needed, and the worst part is that, over time, sugar is built up in your blood and can hurt your eyes, kidneys, and other organs. Cells are not using the insulin properly by blocking the glucose that is necessary for energy. The unabsorbed sugars eventually causes an imbalance in the bloodstream and other organs work overtime attempting to create a balance. This complication allows other debilitating problems to develop in other organs such as heart disease and pancreatitis. The Journal of Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society says that type 2 is linked to liver cancer which is steadily increasing in conjunction to the new cases of diabetes. Additionally, those with diabetes are twice as likely to develop liver cancer. The symptoms of liver cancer is vomiting, upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite and weight, change of stool color or an excess number of bowel …show more content…
movements.
Also called “adult onset” diabetes, because it is normally found in adults, type 2 is the most common because it can affect everyone. People who are overweight are more likely to be affected, but it can also occur in people who have normal weight. It usually affects older people (over 35 years old), but can also appear in overweight young people.
Since this disease is mostly a result of improper lifestyle choices such as eating lots of sugar, carbs, and excessive animal products, the best thing about this type of diabetes is that it is totally preventable and reversible with the proper doctor treatment and early detection.
The treatment is focused on diets, healthy living, exercise, physical activities, and using oral pills or insulin injections if needed. Some people can handle their diabetes without taking pills or injections just by living a healthy life. So eating raw fruits and vegetables, doing cardiovascular exercises, and relaxing sometimes will help get your diabetes under
control.
Symptoms of diabetes
How can you know that you (or somebody else) have diabetes? Some people do not find out that they have diabetes until severe damages happen. Symptoms can be very mild, especially in type 2. There are people who have it but do not know and won't find out until they eat the wrong things that run their blood sugar up through the roof resulting in strong sickness effects that sends them to the hospital. These are the five main symptoms of diabetes.
1. Excessive thirst (and often going to the toilet after)
This symptom is like an enchanted circle. Normally, your body takes sugar as it passes through your kidneys. The kidneys filter and absorb sugar. In a case of diabetes, kidneys must work overtime to filter and absorb the sugar, and sometimes they can’t keep up because they are working too hard. Sugar is further excreted in your urine and because there is a lot of it – it requires much more fluids which are taken from your tissues. As you urinate much more often than normal, your body requires even more water to drink. As you drink a lot, you urinate a lot. That is the enchanted circle.
Sugar starves the body which causes dehydration that makes you want to drink water even more. Sugar literally strips the body of essential vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and most importantly water (moisture), causing a person to consume more liquids. This is one of the reasons why diabetics are advised to drink water when their blood sugar rises. A diabetic may get up several times a night to use the washroom and they are continually thirsty after drinking lots of water.
Excessive thirst becomes worse when exercising because you are not getting the energy you need and can cause hormonal and brain damage.
However, being constantly thirsty could be the result of something else, so be careful. Things such as a reaction to medication, illegal drug use, and hormonal imbalance could be the real culprit of your excessive thirst. Go through the checklist of possible causes so you do not misdiagnosed yourself. If you cannot pinpoint a cause for your continuous thirst then it might be diabetes. Visit a doctor just to be sure. The reason the body become so thirsty is because it is technically working harder to process the sugars. As stated earlier, sugar takes water from your blood making the blood sugar rise to dangerous levels that your body cannot get rid of. You will feel the results of this such as being fatigue and tired all the time. Drink a bit of water to feel better but not too much because you could ultimately drown yourself in extreme instances. However, if you feel like you have an unquenchable thirst, similar to being in a desert, then this is a surefire sign that something is definitely wrong.
Go through the checklist of possible symptoms and if you suffer from several of these then go to your doctor for tests to determine if you are a diabetic. Do not be afraid to go to hospital, as most people are. Stay brave. This is your life we are talking about.