DIABETES

DIABETES HAS MANY SYMPTOMS

• Feeling sluggish
• Using the restroom more
• Being extra hungry
• Vomiting

WHAT IS DIABETES?

• Diabetes happens in two different ways: type one and type two.
• Your pancreas helps produce insulin that lets sugar into your cells.
• Diabetes can damage your liver, the secondary glucose (sugar) producer in the body.

TYPE 1 DIABETES

• Is usually genetic.
• Will usually appear at ages 6-20.
• Is caused by your immune system attacking your insulin producing cells

TYPE 2 DIABETES

• Causes insulin resistant cells in your body.
• Makes your pancreas unable to produce enough sugar to overcome the resistance.
• Can be caused when the patient is over weight, eats unhealthy, or doesn’t exercise.

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