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Diabetes

Diabetes

Diabetes happens when your body isn’t able to take up glucose (sugar) into its cells and use it for energy. This results in a build up of extra sugar in your bloodstream.

Poorly controlled diabetes can lead to serious consequences, causing damage to a wide range of your body’s organs and tissues – including your heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves.

What are the different types of diabetes?

The types of diabetes are:

Type 1 diabetes:

Type 1 diabetes This type is an autoimmune disease, meaning your body attacks itself. In this case, the insulin-producing cells in your pancreas are destroyed.

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Up to 10% of people who have diabetes have Type 1. It’s usually diagnosed in children and young adults (but can develop at any age). It was once better known as “juvenile” diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes need to take insulin every day. This is why it is also called insulin-dependent diabetes.

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Type 2 diabetes:

Type 2 diabetes With this type, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or your body’s cells don’t respond normally to the insulin.

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This is the most common type of diabetes. Up to 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2.  Other common names for Type 2 include adult-onset diabetes and insulin-resistant diabetes. Your parents or grandparents may have called it “having a touch of sugar.”

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Prediabetes:

Prediabetes This type is the stage before Type 2 diabetes. Your blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be officially diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes:

Gestational diabetes This type develops in some women during their pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy.

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However, if you have gestational diabetes you’re at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later on in life.

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