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Diabetes

Diabetes. By: Tanesha Haynes. A disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life. The causes of Diabetes. A mystery

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Diabetes

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  1. Diabetes By: Tanesha Haynes

  2. A disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin • Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life.

  3. The causes of Diabetes • A mystery • Both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play a role

  4. Genetics of Diabetes • Inheritance • Environment

  5. Type 1 Diabetes • Called the juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes • Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, the hormone that “unlocks” the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter

  6. Type 2 Diabetes • Results from insulin resistance combined with relative insulin deficiency • Dailey insulin is not required, but moderate changes in exercise and diet are required

  7. Can it be prevented or controlled? • YES

  8. Symptoms • Blindness • Heart diseases and strokes • Kidney diseases • Amputations • Nerve disease • Excessive thirst and Urination • Blurred vision

  9. Increased fatigue • Extreme hunger • Unusual weight loss • Irritability

  10. Conclusion

  11. Work Cited • www.diabetes.org • www.sciencemag.org • www.nature.com/nature

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