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    Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce insulin or the body cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose from food enter cells to produce energy. Without enough insulin or the ability to use it, glucose levels in the blood rise (hyperglycemia). Over time, high blood glucose can damage organs and tissues. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 where little to no insulin is produced; type 2 where the body does not use insulin effectively; and gestational diabetes which involves high blood sugar during pregnancy and increases risks for both mother and child.

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    Types of Diabetes: Diabe

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    Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce insulin or the body cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose from food enter cells to produce energy. Without enough insulin or the ability to use it, glucose levels in the blood rise (hyperglycemia). Over time, high blood glucose can damage organs and tissues. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 where little to no insulin is produced; type 2 where the body does not use insulin effectively; and gestational diabetes which involves high blood sugar during pregnancy and increases risks for both mother and child.

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    Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce insulin or the body cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose from food enter cells to produce energy. Without enough insulin or the ability to use it, glucose levels in the blood rise (hyperglycemia). Over time, high blood glucose can damage organs and tissues. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 where little to no insulin is produced; type 2 where the body does not use insulin effectively; and gestational diabetes which involves high blood sugar during pregnancy and increases risks for both mother and child.

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    Types of Diabetes: Diabe

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    Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce insulin or the body cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose from food enter cells to produce energy. Without enough insulin or the ability to use it, glucose levels in the blood rise (hyperglycemia). Over time, high blood glucose can damage organs and tissues. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 where little to no insulin is produced; type 2 where the body does not use insulin effectively; and gestational diabetes which involves high blood sugar during pregnancy and increases risks for both mother and child.

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    Diabeisa chronic disease that occurs when

    the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or


    when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it
    produces. 

    Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, that acts


    like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass
    from the blood stream into the cells in the body to
    produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken
    down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose
    get into the cells. 

    Not being able to produce insulin or use it effectively


    leads to raised glucose levels in the blood (known
    as hyperglycaemia). Over the long-term high glucose
    levels are associated with damage to the body and
    failure of various organs and tissues.

    Types of diabetes

    There are three main types of diabetes – type 1, type


    2 and gestational.

     Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, but


    occurs most frequently in children and
    adolescents. When you have type 1 diabetes, your
    body produces very little or no insulin, which
    means that you need daily insulin injections to
    maintain blood glucose levels under
    control. Learn more.
     Type 2 diabetes is more common in adults and
    accounts for around 90% of all diabetes cases.
    When you have type 2 diabetes, your body does
    not make good use of the insulin that it produces.
    The cornerstone of type 2 diabetes treatment is
    healthy lifestyle, including increased physical
    activity and healthy diet. However, over time most
    people with type 2 diabetes will require oral drugs
    and/or insulin to keep their blood glucose levels
    under control. Learn more.
     Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a type of diabetes
    that consists of high blood glucose during
    pregnancy and is associated with complications
    to both mother and child. GDM usually disappears
    after pregnancy but women affected and their
    children are at increased risk of developing type 2
    diabetes later in life.

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