DIABETES

WHAT IS DIABETES?

• Not enough insulin
• Insulin doesn’t work
• No exercise
• Unhealthy eating habits

TYPE 1

• Happens mostly in children
• Caused by genetics
• Most severe of the 2 types

TYPE 2

• Starts in adulthood
• Mostly happens to people who are either .. over weight or don’t excercise

GESTATIONAL DIABETES

• Affects only pregnant women
• Usually vanishes after delivery

TREATMENT

• Healthy eating
• Physical activity
• Monitoring blood sugar
• Getting insulin
• Medications
• Transplants

HISTORY

• Thousands of years age diabetes was known as Sugar disease
• Eating yet very thin
• Constantly thirsty
• Urinate a lot
• Urine was found to attract bugs

PREVENTION

• Eat healthy
• Exsersise
• Checkups

DIAGNOSIS

• Check blood sugar regularly
• Some people need to get checked more than others