Types of Diabetes-Type 2 and Gestational

Type 2 Diabetes

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Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot utilize insulin effectively even though sufficient amounts of insulin are produced. Hence, the pancreas tries to overcome this resistance by secreting more and more insulin. People with insulin resistance develop type 2 diabetes when they fail to secrete enough insulin to cope with their higher demands. This disease usually develops in middle age, and is heavily dependent on lifestyle factors.

Some causes of Type 2 Diabetes

1. Genetics
Similar to Type 1 Diabetes, genetics play a part in causing Type 2 Diabetes.

2. Age

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People who are 45 years and above have a higher risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes, because cells age and they deteriorate and lose their function over time.

3. Obesity

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Overnutrition is believed to create endoplasmic reticulum stress, which reduces the response of insulin receptors to insulin temporarily, so that the endoplasmic reticulum is able to catch up with its workload. However, obesity creates a continuous state of overnutrition, so over a period of time, insulin resistance is developed. This is just a theory of how obesity causes diabetes, but it has not been proven yet.

Symptoms

Often, people with Type 2 Diabetes may not show any symptoms for many years as the disease is slow-developing. The symptoms they will display are similar to those seen in Type 1 Diabetics.

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Early symptoms may include,similarly: 

-Bladder, kidney, skin, or other infections that are more frequent or heal slowly
-Fatigue
-Hunger
-Increased thirst.
-Blurred Vision
-Erectile Dysfunction
-Pain or numbness in the feet or hands

Diagnosis and Prevention

Since most cases of type 2 diabetes is a result of obesity, overweight people who have no symptoms of diabetes should go for regular diabetes screenings, and urine and blood sugar level tests.

Treatment

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For type 2 diabetics, exercise and a monitored diet are the main approaches used to control diabetes. Medication in the form of drugs and insulin is also administered when dieting and exercising alone are not able to control the blood sugar level.

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition of high blood sugar which develops anytime during pregnancy in a woman who does not originally have diabetes.
During pregnancy, hormonal changes causes cells to be less responsive to insulin. Although the body may produce more insulin, the insulin production may not be able to meet the high demand and therefore result in high glucose levels. 

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Usually, women with gestational diabetes don’t remain diabetic once pregnancy is over, BUT have a higher chance of contracting diabetes.




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