Diabetes

           Diabetes: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and More
          TYPES Of Diabetes
1.A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose

2.A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.

Symptoms :Excessive thirst and hunger.
Frequent urination (from urinary tract infections or kidney problems)
Weight loss or gain.
Fatigue.
Irritability.
Blurred vision.
Slow-healing wounds.
Nausea.

Diabetes causes vary depending on your genetic makeup, family history, ethnicity, health and environmental factors. There is no common diabetes cause that fits every type of diabetes as the causes of diabetes vary depending on the individual and the type.

For instance; the causes of type 1 diabetes vary considerably from the causes of gestational diabetes. Similarly, the causes of type 2 diabetes are distinct from the causes of type 1 diabetes. In fact, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes causes are very different. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the pancreas cannot produce insulin, whereas type 2 diabetes is the body’s resistance to insulin

TYPE 1 DIABETES CAUSES

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system destroying the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. This causes diabetes by leaving the body without enoughinsulin to function normally.

This is called an autoimmune reaction, or autoimmune cause, because the body is attacking itself.

There is no specific diabetes causes, but the following triggers may be involved:

• Viral or bacterial infection
• Chemical toxins within food
• Unidentified component causing autoimmune reaction

TYPE 2 DIABETES CAUSES

Type 2 diabetes causes are usually multifactorial – more than one diabetes cause is involved. Often, the most overwhelming factor is a family history of type 2 diabetes.

This is the most likely type 2 diabetes cause.

There are a variety of risk factors for type 2 diabetes, any or all of which increase the chances of developing the condition.

These include:

• Obesity
• Living a sedentary lifestyle
• Increasing age
• Bad diet

Is the Diabetes couse of Death

    

Overall number

Prevalence: In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes.

• • Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes.
• Undiagnosed: Of the 30.3 million adults with diabetes, 23.1 million were diagnosed, and 7.2 million were undiagnosed.
• Prevalence in seniors: The percentage of Americans age 65 and older remains high, at 25.2%, or 12.0 million seniors (diagnosed and undiagnosed).
• New cases: 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year.
• Prediabetes: In 2015, 84.1 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes.
• Deaths: Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in 2015, with 79,535 death certificates listing it as the underlying cause of death, and a total of 252,806 death certificates listing diabetes as an underlying or contributing cause of death.

Diabetes in youth

• About 193,000 Americans under age 20 are estimated to have diagnosed diabetes, approximately 0.24% of that population.
• In 2011—2012, the annual incidence of diagnosed diabetes in youth was estimated at 17,900 with type 1 diabetes, 5,300 with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes by race/ethnicity

The rates of diagnosed diabetes in adults by race/ethnic background are:

• 7.4% of non-Hispanic whites
• 8.0% of Asian Americans
• 12.1% of Hispanics
• 12.7% of non-Hispanic blacks
• 15.1% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives

The breakdown among Asian Americans:

• 4.3% of Chinese
• 8.9% of Filipinos
• 11.2% of Asian Indians
• 8.5% of other Asian Americans

The breakdown among Hispanic adults:

• 8.5% of Central and South Americans
• 9.0% of Cubans
• 13.8% of Mexican Americans
• 12.0% of Puerto Ricans

Deaths

Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2015 based on the 79,535 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death. In 2015, diabetes was mentioned as a cause of death in a total of 252,806 certificates.
Diabetes may be underreported as a cause of death. Studies have found that only about 35% to 40% of people with diabetes who died had diabetes listed anywhere on the death certificate and about 10% to 15% had it listed as the underlying cause of death.

Cost of diabetes

Updated March 22, 2018

• $327 billion: Total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2017
• $237 billion was for direct medical costs
• $90 billion was in reduced productivity