Anyone who has the condition known as diabetes has a condition that creates a situation where the conversion of energy from the food they eat is faulty. Glucose is the body’s natural fuel source provided by the food we eat. Diabetes interrupts the transportation of glucose around the body. As more and more glucose remains in the bloodstream blood glucose or blood sugar levels can rise too high.

Two main types occur; information on both is looked at briefly here. Juvenile onset diabetes is called type one and usually, but not always, affects children and young adults and is where the body’s production of insulin has ceased; this means insulin must be given to the diabetic on a daily basis for them to live. Insulin is used by the body to regulate the amount of glucose the blood contains. The second form of diabetes usually affects people when they are of mature years; this can be controlled by diet but is caused by problems with the insulin production or its function.

To stay alive we need energy, something which is supplied in abundance by everyday foods like various pastas, bread, potatoes, rice and fruit for instance. Many health conditions can be caused by long term high blood sugar levels including: poor vision, heart complaints, problems with the kidneys and in some cases even limb amputation. Specialists in diabetes will tell you that provided you do exactly what your care and management program tells you to do, your condition will start to improve; some of the possible conditions will be halted completely whilst others will be delayed.

Managing your condition means you must take control of certain areas of your life by ensuring you take your medication regularly; but this means sticking to your medication, watching your blood sugar, cholesterol and to stop smoking!

In addition, weight and blood pressure will need to be routinely monitored and kept stable. Diabetes cannot be cured and once diagnosed it is a lifelong complaint; currently approx 2.6 percent of the U.S. population or about 5.5 million Americans, are known to have this health problem.

The sad part is there may be another 5.5 million people who have this condition but have not been diagnosed yet; around 600,000 US citizens develop this condition each year, so you can see the problem is severe. It is believed that as many as 320,000 diabetics die each year in America. Whilst only 34,000 of those who die, are connected directly with the condition itself. about.

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