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Diabetes

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8/6/2019

Diabetes is a group of diseases affecting how your body utilizes glucose. Glucose is important for overall health because it is a critical energy source for the cells in your tissues and muscles.

Diabetes is a condition that impairs the body’s ability to process blood glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar. Glucose is important for overall health because it is a critical energy source for the cells in your tissues and muscles. The cause of diabetes varies according to the type, but all can lead to excess blood sugar levels. When you have an excess of sugar in your blood, it can cause serious health problems. There are two chronic diabetes conditions, which are Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes. All allergy symptoms should be evaluated by your physician at Midtown general healthcare for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan and to exclude any serious condition.

Prediabetes is a potentially reversible condition where your blood sugar levels are higher but are not high enough to be classed as diabetes. Pregnancy diabetes or gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can be reversed once the baby is born.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES?

The symptoms you experience depend on the level of your blood sugar. Some people may have few symptoms. With Type I diabetes, symptoms tend to develop quickly and are more severe. Some of the first signs of diabetes include:

- Increased thirst and the need to urinate more frequently

- Unexplained weight loss

- Experiencing extreme hunger

- Fatigue and irritability Frequent infections that can affect the skin or gums and wounds may be slow to heal

- Blurred vision

You can develop Type I diabetes at any age, but it typically appears during childhood or adolescence. Type II diabetes is more common and can also develop at any age, but it most frequently occurs in people over age 40.

WHAT CAUSES DIABETES?

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and which is secreted into the bloodstream. As the insulin circulates around your body, it allows sugar to enter body cells, reducing the amount of sugar in your bloodstream. As the level of blood sugar declines, your pancreas produces less insulin.

TYPE I DIABETES

Although the exact cause of Type I diabetes is unknown, we do know that the immune system destroys the pancreas cells that produce insulin. When the pancreas cannot produce insulin, sugar is no longer transported into your cells and instead builds up in the bloodstream.

TYPE II DIABETES AND PREDIABETES

In Type II diabetes and prediabetes, cells become insulin resistant, and the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to overcome this resistance. Instead of sugar moving into your cells where it can produce energy, it builds up in your bloodstream.

GESTATIONAL DIABETES

During pregnancy, the placenta produces hormones, and which can increase insulin resistance. Usually, the pancreas can produce more insulin to overcome resistance, but it can’t always keep up with the need. Instead, too little glucose can enter the cells while too much stays in the blood, causing gestational diabetes.

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Weight Management

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Here at Manhattan Primary Care, a leading NYC doctor Dr. Fathollahi provide comprehensive weight management and weight control programs that are tailor-made to provide you with optimum results.

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