Diabetes is one of the world known diseases that affect all manner of races. it has various type but the most popular is type 2 diabetes.It is common among the black than any other races.It occurs when the INSULIN in your body is not doing its job properly.Insulin is a hormone that moves glucose,or sugar,from your bloodstream into the cells of your body by ataching a receptor to the cells and ‘UNLOCKING’ the door to allow glucose to enter.Our bodies need glucose for energy.
In type 2 diabetes your body produces insulin,but your cells become unresponsive to it-acting like a door with a faulty lock-and your body produces more insulin to overcome the resistance.In the meantime, glucose is building up in your bloodstream and if left untreated, can cause kidney damage, as your glucose-starved body breaks down fats to create energy and your kidneys cannot process fat quick enough.
Over time, a health crisis called HYPEROSMOLAR HYPERGLYCAEMIC STATE(HHS) can develp through lost fluid, with the symptoms of dehydration such as frequent urination and great thirst, nausea, dry skin, disorientation and, in later stages, faintings,weakness and gradual loss of consciousness requiring hospital treatment.
RESEACH has shown that obesity is one of the root cause of diabetes and 120000 people may die yearly from 2013 worldwide and in UK only 8000 people will die as a result of rise in obesity.The same reseach shown that
changes in diet can reduce the likehold of type 2 diabetes occuring,even with a family history, as well as helping people with the condition to manage and reverse its effect.
