Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes is medically known as diabetes mellitus. Mellitus comes from the Latin meaning honey sweet. Diabetes mellitus is the name given to disorders when the blood sugar levels or blood glucose has trouble regulating. Diabetes is a disease that has affected 8 million Americans alone. There are two major types of diabetes, one of them being diabetes type 1 and the other type 2, with type 2 being the most common. Type 2 just means that the body is not able to respond to the effects of insulin. On the other hand diabetes type 1 is unable to produce insulin. Your body needs insulin, a hormone, to be able to use glucose, which comes from the food you eat, for energy. Insulin is the hormone responsible for regulating the blood sugar levels, if…show more content…
Along the time, it builds up causing damage to your kidneys, nerves, heart, eyes and other organs. One out every three people with diabetes is unaware they have this condition. Risk factors for type 1 diabetes, is most commonly diagnosed in people under the age of 20, this is not always the case, and it is often also linked to being overweight. Research at the Harvard School of Public Health showed that the single best predictor of type 1 diabetes is being obese or overweight. Although, the primary risk factor for type 1 diabetes is family history of the lifelong chronic disease. Genetics and family history; having family members with diabetes alone is a major risk factor. It is recommended that anyone with a first degree relative (mother, father, sister, or brother) with type 1 diabetes should get checked. The process of screening for diabetes is easy; a simple blood test can diagnose type 1 diabetes. Injury or diseases of the pancreas can affect its ability to produce insulin which leads to type 1 diabetes, just as well as a wide range of relatively rare infections and illnesses that damage the…show more content…
The key is getting diagnosed early and starting treatment right away. Diabetes is said to damage the kidneys, the kidneys filter the blood. The body gets rid of wastes through urine, while the cleaned blood is sent back into the body. The kidneys in people with diabetes may be damaged so they don’t filter blood as well. Small amounts of protein start to leak into the urine. Further stressing the kidneys, blood pressure goes up and large amounts of protein are found in the urine. Waste products start to build up in the blood and the kidneys lose even more ability to filter the blood, as these changes
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