What is Diabetes? | Diabetes Symptoms, Causes, Types, and Treatment (Made Easy)

Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar, or glucose, which is an essential source of energy for the body and is derived from the food we eat. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps to regulate blood sugar levels by facilitating glucose uptake into the body's cells. However, in people with diabetes, insulin production and/or utilization are impaired, resulting in elevated blood sugar levels.

There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or does not produce enough insulin.

Risk factors for diabetes include family history, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and age.

Diabetes symptoms can vary depending on the type and severity of the condition and may include excessive thirst and hunger, frequent urination, fatigue and weakness, blurred vision, slow-healing cuts or sores, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, unexplained weight loss (in type 1 diabetes), and dark patches on the skin (in type 2 diabetes).

Treatment and management of diabetes vary depending on the type and individual and may include lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight, as well as medication such as insulin therapy, oral medications, or other injectable medicines.

Chapters:

00:00 - What is diabetes?
(What is diabetes mellitus, Diabetes Explained, Diabetes Explanation, Diabetes definition)

01:14 - What are symptoms of Diabetes?
(Diabetes symptoms, Diabetes mellitus symptoms) Diabetes type 1 symptoms, Type 1 Diabetes symptoms, Diabetes type 2 symptoms)

01:45 - What are types of diabetes?
(Diabetes Types, Type 1 diabetes OR diabetes type 1, Type 2 diabetes OR diabetes type 2, difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes)

02:40 - Risk factors/Causes of diabetes
(What causes diabetes, how diabetes happen, diabetes causes, diabetes mellitus causes, causes of diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes causes, type 2 diabetes causes, diabetes risk factors, risk factors of diabetes, Type 1 diabetes risk factors)

03:10 - How diabetes is diagnosed?
(Diagnosis of diabetes, diabetes diagnosis, type 1 diabetes diagnosis, type 2 diabetes diagnosis, how to diagnose diabetes)

03:50 - Diabetes treatment
(How to treat diabetes, how to treat diabetes mellitus, how diabetes is treated, what is Insulin, types of insulin, oral glycemic agents, metformin, sulfonylureas, dpp4)

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