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Diabetes And How Can We Treat It?

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You might be asking yourself, “what exactly is diabetes and how can we treat it?” Diabetes is a disease where blood glucose levels exceed the normal level you should have. According to What is Diabetes? this happens because, “When you eat, your body turns food into sugars, or glucose. At that point, your pancreas is supposed to release insulin. But with diabetes, this system does not work” (What is Diabetes, 2016). There are many medical treatments and nutritional treatments for diabetes. There are many different types of diabetes, some more dangerous than others. There are three types that I’ve heard the most about which would be Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. The thing about diabetes is that it can happen to anyone who walks this earth, so it is good for everyone to be aware of this disease and how to take care of it. Type 1 diabetes is the type of diabetes that is not curable, it isn’t curable because the beta cells of your pancreas are completely wiped out. Nutrition and Diet Therapy explains that this type is a rare type and only about 5-10% people get this type of diabetes, normally it happens during childhood or adolescence (DeBruyne, Pinna, Whitney, pg. 554). The article Type 1 Diabetes Guide states, “Type 1 diabetes happens when your immune system destroys cells in your pancreas called beta cells. They’re the ones that make insulin” (Type 1 Diabetes Guide, 2016). When your pancreas quits making the insulin that regulates your blood

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