A diabetic must pay attention to their blood sugar levels because the body will not properly absorb the sugar. Elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels that are caused by insufficiencies of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, are characteristic of both type I and type II diabetes.

It is believed that in 2025, diabetes will have affected 250 million people, causing: 35 million heart attacks, 13 million strokes, 6 million episodes of renal failure, 8 million instances of blindness or eye surgery, 2 million amputations and 62 million deaths.

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Diabetes is primarily characterized by the condition of hyperglycemia or high blood sugar. This is caused because the hormone insulin that reduces the blood sugar level is not produced or doesn’t work effectively. As there is no cure for diabetes, a diabetic must control their blood sugar levels every day so that there are no further health problems. In type 1 diabetes this involves injecting insulin into the body. In type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes the treatment may involve taking a drug to make the insulin in their body work more effectively or simply watch what they eat.

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“Life is just a bowl of cherries.” Whoever came up with this quote probably never was diagnosed with diabetes or depression. When you have diabetes, life can seem like a bowl of rotten bananas! But, just because you live with diabetes, doesn’t mean you have to live with depression!

What’s the big deal with depression?

Depression is shown to be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes because it’s one of the most common and dangerous complications. Diabetics are at far greater risk for acquiring depression than non-diabetics because diabetics have more stress than non-diabetics. Controlling diabetes requires a large number of physical and mental adaptations:

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Mention the word diabetes and the vast majority of people will assume that you are talking about either type 1 diabetes, which affects about 10% of diabetes sufferers, or type 2 diabetes, which is the most commonly seen form of the disease and is currently growing alarmingly. But did you know that there is a third type of diabetes which has no connection whatsoever with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, apart from sharing the name diabetes.

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Diabetes is a disease that has been plaguing the human race since time memorial. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that affects all of the cells in the body. It is characterized by the body’s inability to produce or burn sugar.

In a more accurate description, Diabetes is the condition wherein the body can’t create, use, or store glucose. Glucose is found in the blood stream and it is the substance measured by doctors to determine the severity of the disease in a patient. There are two types of Diabetes, Type I and Type II Diabetes.

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