Diabetes is a disease caused by insulin production being disturbed or not working properly in the body. Depending on the form and causes of such a state, it stands out among others type I diabetes, type II diabetes and gestational diabetes.
For the symptoms of Type I diabetes include, among others severe thirst, fatigue, apathy and drowsiness, frequent urination, weight loss, as well as episodes appearing in the corners of the mouth and the smell of acetone from the mouth. Symptoms of type I diabetes appear suddenly and worsen within a few weeks.
Type II diabetes develops slowly and is often diagnosed accidentally, along with other tests. Typical symptoms of type II diabetes are hunger pangs, increased thirst, blurred vision, intimate infections, dry skin, and constant tiredness.
What is type I diabetes?
Type I diabetes is called insulin-dependent diabetes and its direct cause is the body destroying its own beta cells of the Langerhans islets of the pancreas - so it is an autoimmune disease. These cells are responsible for insulin production, and because of its deficiency, glucose increases. As a result, hyperglycaemia occurs, which is too high blood sugar.
The opposite of sugars is hypoglycaemia, and therefore too low sugar. Hypoglycaemia may occur as a complication of diabetes.
What is type II diabetes?
Type II diabetes is also called non-insulin dependent diabetes and is classified as a metabolic disease. This is the most common form of diabetes. In this case, the patient's body produces insulin, but it becomes resistant to its effects. The first stage of the disease is insulin resistance , as a result of which the patient is unable to maintain adequate blood sugar levels.
Type 2 diabetes is most often overweight or obese.
