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Causes And Effect Of Warning Signs

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definition bodily effects warning signs target groups treatments Type 1 a condition in which the body cannot produce insulin increased risk of heart disease, nerve damage, retinopathy etc. increased thirst or hunger,dry mouth, fatigue, unexplained weight loss appears from infancy to 30s, having a father with type 1 diabetes, being ill in early infancy insulin injections Type 2 the body is able to produce insulin but cannot utilize it increased risk of heart disease, nerve damage, retinopathy etc. increased thirst or hunger,dry mouth, fatigue, unexplained weight loss overweight individuals, people over 40, African Americans, Native hawaiians, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, individuals with a family history of diabetes diet, exercise, pills, insulin( as last resort) 2. 9.3% of the population had diabetes in 2012. Diabetes is the 7th largest cause of death in the U.S. according to 2010 death certificates. The ethnicity with the highest rate of diagnosed diabetics is Native Americans and Alaskan Natives with 15.9% of the population. Hospitalization rates for heart attacks are 1.8 times higher and 1.5 times higher for strokes amongst diabetics than nondiabetics. 4.2 million adult diabetics suffered retinopathy from 2005-2008. About 60% of nontraumatic lower-limb amputations are among diabetic adults. 3. Insulin tells the fat and muscle cells to take up glucose from the blood and store it as energy. Type 2 diabetes is characterised by insulin

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