Have you seen teachers who suffered from diabetes and injecting insulin on their own? Maybe they have diabetes mellitus type 2. Is it because of their diet or is it genetically acquired?
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a condition where the pancreas creates little or no insulin at all. Insulin is a hormone that helps the tissues absorbs glucose or sugar. Sugar is utilized as a source of energy. If the muscle, fat and liver cells do not react well to insulin, diabetes also occurs.
Another kind of diabetes is diabetes insipidus which is caused by lack of hormone vasopressin that controls the amount of urine secretion.
The type 1 and 2 diabetes is the two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs in children where the pancreas does not produce sufficient amount of insulin or does not produce insulin at all. It affects the metabolism of fats. The body cannot convert glucose into energy so it breaks down stored fat for fuel. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to the disease like viruses and if they are predisposed to it (genetically acquired).
Type 2 diabetes in adults shows the following symptoms: infection of the skin or skin sores that heal slowly or not at all (gangrene), tiredness and tingling or numbness of the hands and feet. It usually occurs after the age of 45. This type develops slowly so you will not notice that you have diabetes. This type of diabetes linked with obesity and overweight.
Overweight and obese people have a much higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those with a healthy body weight. People with a lot of visceral fat, also known as central obesity, belly fat, or abdominal obesity, are especially at risk. Being overweight/obese causes the body to release chemicals that can destabilize the body’s cardiovascular and metabolic systems.
Being overweight, physically inactive and eating the wrong foods all contribute to our risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Drinking just one can of (non-diet) soda per day can raise our risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22%. The scientists believe that the impact of sugary soft drinks on diabetes risk may be a direct one, rather than simply an influence on body weight.
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is also greater as we get older. Experts are not completely sure why, but say that as we age we tend to put on weight and become less physically active. Those with a close relative who had/had type 2 diabetes, people of Middle Eastern, African, or South Asian descent also have a higher risk of developing the disease.
Its symptoms would also include the following: need to urinate 10 or more times a day where the excess sugar is expelled, irritability, fatigue and weakness.
Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics tend to have one thing in common: obesity. Exactly how diet and obesity trigger diabetes has long been the subject of intense scientific research
By: MARITES T. DOMINGO | TEACHER III | LIMAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
