A person with diabetes will have trouble with the way his digested food uses glucose to provide energy and growth. Glucose from the food we eat is the body's primary source of energy. This supply of energy use the bloodstream to be transported around where it can be absorbed by the cells but diabetes stops this from happening. If the situation is not dealt with it doesn't take long for the body to build up high levels of glucose in the blood also known as 'high blood sugar levels'. information on both is looked at briefly here. Mainly affecting children and young adults, type 1 or juvenile onset diabetes occurs when insulin production stops completely,this can occur at any age but diabetics must take daily insulin injections in order to survive. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is required for the body to function normally. The other type of diabetes (type 2 or late onset) is not quite so severe,this can be controlled by diet but is caused by problems with the insulin production or its function. Those energy foods which we all need to live are pasta, rice, potatoes, bread and fruit of course. Having high levels of glucose in your blood that is not entering the cells will over long periods, cause a number of serious conditions including blindness, amputations, heart and kidney conditions. However, it is possible to manage diabetes by maintaining a strict health regime,a number of the conditions will actually get better while others will be slowed down. It is possible to live a relatively normal life provided you stick to the plan laid out by your doctor,giving up smoking, keep you blood glucose and cholesterol levels stable as well as well as other blood fats are just some of the aspects that require special attention. In addition, weight and blood pressure will need to be routinely monitored and kept stable. Diabetes is a life long condition if you are unlucky enough to contract it,the USA is particularly badly hit with over 5. However, it is estimated that about the same number of people again have the condition,over 600,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Official figures show that diabetes causes the death of over thirty four thousand people in America every year but deaths from citizens that have the condition but do not die directly from it is about 320,000.
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