November is National Diabetes Month

The CDC states that nearly 27 million people in the United States has diabetes.

Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. Usually, the sugar you take in is digested and broken down into a simple sugar, called glucose. The glucose is then circulated in your blood where it waits to enter cells to be used as fuel. Insulin, which is a hormone that your pancreas produces in order to help your body move the glucose into cells. A healthy pancreas will adjust the amounts of insulin based on the level of glucose. But, if you have diabetes, this process breaks down, and blood sugar levels become too high.

Throughout this month I will post information to try and help the community become more aware of the signs, symptoms and ways to help manage their diabetes.

There are two types of diabetes:
Type 1 - Is when your body makes little or no insulin

Type 2 - Is when your body produces insulin but your cells do not use it well

Below I have listed some of the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. Please just use this list as a guide not as a diagnosis. You should make an appointment with your doctor to have yourself checked out properly.

Increased thirst
Frequent urination
Weight loss
Extreme hunger pains
Blurred vision
Irritability
Nausea
Vomiting

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