| In the past few years, cases of diabetes have | | | | cannot be prevented. In fact it can be prevented or |
| skyrocketed to a staggering 16 million. One of the | | | | delayed by living with a healthy lifestyle including |
| biggest problems that has been realized by the nation's | | | | maintaining a healthy body weight, eating sensibly, and |
| doctors is that Americans know shockingly little about | | | | exercising regularly.How are they alike? Both types of |
| the disease or the importance of early detection.A lot | | | | diabetes greatly increase a person's risks of a range |
| of these cases, actually could have been prevented. | | | | of serious complications. Although monitoring and |
| Dr. Curtis Harris, an Okalahoma physician, says "the | | | | management can usually prevent most complications. |
| vast majority of people living with the disease have | | | | Diabetes remains the leading cause of blindness and |
| type II". A disease that is often an overlooked killer. He | | | | kidney failure. It also continues to be a critical risk factor |
| went on to say "In fact if you look worldwide, the | | | | for heart disease, stroke, and foot or leg |
| major killer of adults is diabetes and cardiovascular | | | | amputations.Here are some more facts about |
| disease. They go hand in hand."There are two types | | | | diabetes that you should know:1. Eight out of ten |
| of diabetes, type one diabetes and type two diabetes. | | | | people living with diabetes are overweight.2. Your |
| People with type I diabetes generally have a total lack | | | | chance of developing diabetes is higher if you have a |
| of insulin, while people with type II diabetes generally | | | | close relative, such as a parent or sibling with |
| have too little insulin or can not use insulin effectively. | | | | diabetes.3. For reasons not yet clear, Blacks, Hispanics, |
| Without insulin, the body can't absorb sugar, or glucose, | | | | and American Indians have high rates of diabetes.4. |
| which cells need to produce energy.How are the two | | | | The less physically you are, the greater the risk of |
| types of diabetes different? Type II diabetes usually | | | | developing diabetes.Thanks for reading and may God |
| starts in young adulthood, while type I diabetes is | | | | bless you always, and in always.Barry Ford is the |
| usually detected much earlier.With type II diabetes, no | | | | webmaster of a website that provides both important |
| episodes of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar level | | | | information and valuable products about diabetes. |
| unless taking insulin or other diabetes medications | | | | |