Basic knowledge of diabetes
Diabetes is one of the fastest-spreading diseases worldwide. Which diabetes variants are there and more information we have summarized for you.
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In Germany, more than six million people suffer from diabetes mellitus (honey-sweet flow), the dark figure is significantly higher in the opinion of experts. Diabetes is one of the fastest-spreading diseases worldwide.
The most important facts about diabetes can be found in the gallery (5 pictures):
Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the uptake of glucose from the blood into the cells is disturbed and thereby the blood sugar is increased. Depending on the cause, a distinction is made between different types such as "type 1 diabetes mellitus" (absolute insulin deficiency), "type 2 diabetes mellitus" (insensitivity of the cells to insulin), gestational diabetes or pancreatic diabetes (disease or damage to the pancreas in which Insulin is produced).
Diabetes and treatment
More and more people are increasing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to an unhealthy lifestyle. One of the most important factors in the extreme increase in diabetes type 2 patients, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the increasing overfeeding and lack of exercise in Western societies.
So far, the diabetes is not curable, but there are different treatment methods to bring the blood sugar levels in balance and prevent complications. Especially people who are affected by type 1 diabetes usually can not avoid therapy with insulin. Preparations and dosage forms are very different. In general, the treatment of diabetes - especially type 2 - always includes a healthy lifestyle.
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