Alarmingly
over twelve million Americans have been diagnosed with
diabetes and another 5 million Americans have diabete
and
don’t know it. And yet another 12 millions are on their way to type
2 diabetes because of impaired glucose levels.
You are
not alone if you have just been diagnosed with diabetes. No one,
of course, welcomes that news. The good news is that
you can
control diabetes for a long time, and possibly even remove
its potentially harmful effects by acting immediately.
There are three types of diabetes, type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. People who have type 1 are known as insulin-dependent. This is an autoimmune disease where the body’s natural system is fighting against another part of the body. In the case of type 1 diabetes, the system attacks the insulin producing cells and destroys them.
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