22/12/2023
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease caused by the body's insulin deficiency or insulin resistance or both, thereby causing metabolic disorders and sugar levels always higher than normal levels. This directly and extremely seriously affects the patient's other organs, disrupting the metabolism of many substances such as sugar, minerals, fat, and protein, thereby causing damage to many different organs.
When we humans have this disease, we cannot create energy from the carbohydrates that enter the body from food. These substances accumulate over a long period of time, causing blood sugar levels to become increasingly high. High blood sugar can easily cause extremely dangerous diseases in organs such as the heart, nerves, kidneys, and eyes.
Diabetes is divided into many different types, the most common types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes depending on the condition related to insulin in the body. In addition, there is a pre-diabetic condition due to slightly higher sugar levels than normal people.
Type 1 diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes, is because the body stops producing insulin or can no longer produce this substance. Therefore, people with this type of disease must supplement artificial insulin for the rest of their lives.
Type 2 diabetes is when the body is resistant to insulin, the body still produces this substance but cannot use it effectively. This is the form of diabetes that most people suffer from.
Gestational diabetes often occurs when women are pregnant because during pregnancy the body is less sensitive to insulin. Not everyone who is pregnant gets it. It depends on the person's condition and this type can go away after giving birth.
In addition, when people have blood sugar levels that are regularly higher than normal, prediabetes can be diagnosed. This type can easily progress to type 2 diabetes if not treated effectively.