Diabetes is a metabolic
disease that causes the body to not produce insulin and causes elevated glucose in the blood.

CAUSES

• Obesity
• Genetics
• Environmental
• Inactivity
• 45 or older

SYMPTOMS

• Urinating often
• Feeling thirsty
• Weight loss
• Pain or numbness

LIFE CHANGES EFFECTS THE BODY

• Hurts the heart
• Vision loss
• Kidney damage
• Nerve damage

TREAMENT/ PREVENTION

• Medicine
• Different diet
• Exercise

People with diabetes
Can live a normal life but they need to keep track of blood sugar take their medication and follow their doctor s advice.

RESOURCES

• Diseases and Disorders od diabetes by Sandra sahura
• Diabetes by Margaret Hyde
• The Diabete Update by Alvin Silverstein