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Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus to give it its full name, is where the body loses the ability to control blood glucose properly.
People get diabetes for a number of different reasons and it can affect anyone, at any age. Although no-one knows what really causes it, it can be linked to being overweight, inactive and can also be more common in certain ethnic groups.
Type 1 Diabetes
This is where your pancreas stops producing any insulin at all. This type of diabetes usually starts earlier in life and is more common in younger people. Treatments involve changes to what you eat, and taking insulin. Insulins can be given either as an injection pen or using an insulin pump. This bypasses acids in your stomach, which would destroy the insulin if you took it by mouth.
Type 2 Diabetes
In type 2 diabetes your pancreas is still making insulin but there isn't enough to meet your body's needs, or the insulin it produces isn't used properly. This type of diabetes usually starts later in life. It can sometimes be controlled through exercise and simple changes to the type of food you eat. If a healthy diet isn't enough to control your glucose level, you may be prescribed tablets or insulin. But you will still need to stick to healthy eating.
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