Access to Diabetes Education 2022
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that results in high sugar in blood particularly glucose. There are types of diabetes that include: 1. Type 1 Diabetes Typically known as juvenile diabetes. It is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.It typically appears in adolescence. 2. Type 2 diabetes This is also known as adult onset diabetes.A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose). With type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn't produce enough insulin, or it resists insulin. 3. There are other types of diabetes such as gestational diabetes which which is a form of high blood sugar that happens in pregnant woman. Many women are asymptomatic but blood sugar test is a required for its diagnosis 4. Another condition that exists is also known as prediabetes- also known as impared glucose intolerance. It is a condition in which blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes. Without interv...