DifferentTypesOfDiabetes

Different Types Of Diabetes

There are three different types of diabetes that are very common today. Diabetes effects millions of people around the world and it can be a life threatening disease if it is not properly treated or treated in time. Many people may not even know that they have diabetes that is why it is so important to talk to your doctor about your family history and get regular check ups with your doctor. It is so important that you take care of yourself and it can make a difference in your well being in the long run.

When a woman becomes pregnant she will find that during the last trimester of her pregnancy her doctor will be checking her for what is called gestational diabetes. Usually if a woman is diagnosed with this type of diabetes during pregnancy, after giving birth their glucose levels will go back to normal. The risk of diabetes is still there, up to 10 years after delivery or if she has a family history of diabetes. If a woman develops this type of diabetes during her pregnancy, her child will be at higher risk of becoming diabetic sometime throughout their life.

The most common type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes. This is the kind of diabetes where the patient is not dependent on insulin shots. Being overweight has a lot to do with someone getting this type of diabetes however that is not the only thing to blame for it. Some people it may be genetic while others is caused by a high blood pressure level. Becoming physically active can help when treating this type of diabetes, along with a proper diet and medicine that your doctor will prescribe. He can give you an exercise program to follow along with the right kinds of food you should be eating. It is important that you follow everything that he informs you to be doing now. Your health is very important and you do not want to end up being dependent on insulin, which can happen anyway but the chances are less if you will just listen to your doctor and take care of yourself.

The other kind of diabetes is Type 1 diabetes. This type is usually caused by pure genetics or your diet. This type of diabetes means that you are insulin dependent. Depending on the severity of this type of diabetes will determine how many shots you will need each and every day. As with the other types of diabetes it is vital that you put yourself on a regular exercise program along with a proper nutritional diet. Always get regular check ups with your family doctor, it is so important wether you have been diagnosed with diabetes or not. Someone with this type of diabetes should be diagnosed with this early on because if gone not noticed it could possibly lead to a diabetic coma. The patients pancreas is not producing any amount of insulin at all and that is the reason it is called autoimmune diabetes. It is the most dangerous if not treated properly.