What is diabetes? It's not an illness you can catch like a cold or cure like an infection. It's a condition in which your body can't maintain the right level of blood sugar, or glucose -- the source of energy that powers muscles, organs and other body systems. There are three types of diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body makes too little insulin or is unable to properly use the insulin it produces. This is called insulin resistance and is more common in adults. About 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have this type.
Yes!Themain goal of diabetes treatment for both type 1 and type 2 is to keep blood sugar levels as close to normal as safely possible, the ADA says. Treatment usually involves changes in diet,weight loss (if needed) andregular exercise. Medication such as insulin shots, inhaled insulin, injected medicines that improve the release or use of insulin, or oral medication also may be necessary. A person with diabetes needs to get regular screening tests for possible complications
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