Diabetes

1. Types of Diabetes By: Rish Chatterjee

2. What are the types of diabetes? Type 1  Diabetes is a chronic condition resulting in high blood sugar levels, because of the impaired glucose regulation in the body. After having food, our digestive system breakdowns the food into glucose and other nutrients that are released into blood. Insulin is a key hormone produced by the pancreas and responsible for glucose uptake from the blood to the cells for their functioning. Type 2 Gestational diabetes

3. What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes.  insulin levels, and develops when there is little or no insulin production in the body. This form of diabetes represents up to 5% of total diabetic population, mostly seen in children or young adults, so it is also called ‘juvenile diabetes’.

4. What is type 2 diabetes? In a human body, all the cells get energy required for their processes through glucose. The food we eat, as it gets digested, is broken down to nutrients and most importantly, glucose and released into blood. When a person’s pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin to regulate normal sugar levels in the blood or is present but the body cannot utilize insulin properly, the condition is termed as Type 2 diabetes.

5. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes is the form of diabetes occurring in pregnant women. This condition usually develops in the third trimester, around 24th week of pregnancy and disappears after child birth. In India, 4-21% of pregnant women are found to have gestational diabetes. In this condition, the blood sugar levels in the mother become too high during the second half of pregnancy and disappear after child birth. When gestational diabetes is uncontrolled or treated, the sugar levels not only increase in the mother but also the baby and cause harm to both.

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