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.
The types of diabetes are:
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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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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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 This type develops in some women during their pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy.
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