Diabetes Diet Tips
Click Here: www.williamsdiabetes.com Diabetes is metabolic disease resulting from a decline in insulin activity. In particular, diabetes may occur due to the reduced secretion of this hormone or due to the reduced absorption of insulin by the cells of the body, or a combination of these two factors. A feature always present in diabetes is hyperglycemia, which can over time cause certain complications in the blood vessels that may result in severe atherosclerosis, and changes in the small arteries that may cause problems in the retina, kidneys and nerves. Diabetes is a common disease. In the United States about 200000 new cases of diabetes are reported each year and the percentage of world population affected by the condition is estimated to be at 5%, with a slightly higher prevalence among women (approximately 25% more females than males). Its prevalence also increases with age, ranging at about 0.5% in the age group under 30 years old and up to 10% or more above the age of 65. About 90% of diabetics suffer from type 2 diabetes, while only a small minority suffers from type 1 diabetes. Diabetes type 2 is characterized by two problems which are responsible for the increase in blood sugar levels: one is insulin resistance and the other is the lack of insulin secretion. These two defects can coexist or may occur separately. Insulin resistance (that is a typical symptom of the obese diabetic) is the failure of some organs to respond to insulin. As you may already know …
