What is Diabetes & Current Stat ist icsTypes

CausesTests Avai lable

Control/PreventionPermanent Cure

Education

Understand Diabetes

Diabetes is a condit ion in which the level of blood sugar is way above the

normal over a long per iod of t ime.

The stat ist ics are alarming. Current ly about 8% of the world’s populat ion suffers f rom diabetes and is the

8th leading cause of death in adults .

Diabetes-no shortof an epidemic!

Lack of Insul in. For reasons related to metabol ism, pancreas doesn’t generate enough insul in to absorb the glucose from blood to muscles and fat t i ssue

Result : The body cel ls starve for energy, eventual ly destroying our overal l health

I t is because…

What dangers does i t pose?

EYE DISEASE STROKE

HEART DISEASE

NERVE DAMAGE

KIDNEY DISEASE

DIABETIC FOOT

There are 4 types of Diabetes:

Type 1

Type 2

Gestat ional Diabetes

Pre-diabetes

Types of diabetes

Ear ly Diagnosis ( in chi ldhood)

Hereditary

Heavy Insul in dependence

No identi f iable symptoms

Type 1Diabetes

Commonly diagnosed

Major ly found in adults

Increasingly affect ing much

younger populat ion

Lifesty le and eating habits

responsible

Type 2Diabetes

More than average blood

sugar levels

Unhealthy in the long run

Eating habits and lack of

exercise responsible

Pre-Diabetes

Affects pregnant

women

High blood sugar levelsMay lead to

type 2 diabetes

Chances of cardiovascular

problems

Gestat ionalDiabetes

FPG (Fast ing Plasma Glucose Test)

8 hours of fast ing

Blood test

Pre-diabetics show 100-125 mg/dL and type 2 diabetics

over 126 mg/dL of sugar levels

Tests Avai lable

Measurement of how wel l body responds to glucose

Blood test within 2 hours of sugar intake

Pre-diabetics show 150-199 mg/dL and Type 2 diabetics show over 200 mg/dL of sugar levels

OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance test)

Commonly diagnosed

Major ly found in adults

Increasingly affect ing much

younger populat ion

Lifesty le and eating habits

responsible

More than average blood

sugar levels

Unhealthy in the long run

Eating habits and lack of

exercise responsible

Affects pregnant

women

High blood sugar levelsMay lead to

type 2 diabetes

Chances of cardiovascular

problems

How can a diabetic help himself?

HEALTHY DIET

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

NO SMOKING

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

REGULAR MEDICAL CHECK UPS

Can Diabetes be permanently cured?

Learning about Diabetes

Measurement of how wel l body responds to glucose

Blood test within 2 hours of sugar intake

Pre-diabetics show 150-199 mg/dL and Type 2 diabetics show over 200 mg/dL of sugar levels

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