| Diabetes Mellitus, or diabetes, is a disease that is | | | | be restless, fidgety, and experience bouts of |
| caused by the body's inability to turn sugars into | | | | hyperactivity. |
| energy. Diabetes causes the sugars that your body | | | | Other Risks Involved With Diabetes Mellitus |
| does not turn into energy to enter your blood | | | | There are other health risks involved with diabetes |
| stream and causes your kidneys, which filter the | | | | mellitus. The risk of heart disease and strokes is |
| blood, to work harder than is necessary. If your | | | | increased in patients who have been diagnosed with |
| kidneys cannot properly filter the sugars from your | | | | diabetes and other risk factors, such as high blood |
| blood, the result is more frequent urination, | | | | pressure, obesity, abnormal cholesterol, and high |
| dehydration, and loss of energy. | | | | triglycerides. The more factors involved, the more |
| Diabetes Mellitus is diagnosed when your body's | | | | your chance of dying from heart disease or stroke |
| fasting blood glucose level (amount of sugar in the | | | | increases. |
| blood) reaches 126 milligrams/deciliter. You can be | | | | The Importance of Preventive Measures in Diabetes |
| diagnosed as having different stages of diabetes | | | | Mellitus |
| mellitus. One diagnosis is pre-diabetes. You are | | | | Although diabetes mellitus is a controllable disease, |
| diagnosed with pre-diabetes if your blood glucose | | | | the combination of diabetes and other risk factors |
| levels are higher than is normal when tested, but you | | | | decreases your chance of living a normal life span. It |
| are not yet experiencing the symptoms of diabetes. | | | | is very important that you take steps before you |
| People who are diagnosed with pre-diabetes are at | | | | are diagnosed with diabetes to prevent its onset or |
| higher risk of developing type-2 diabetes at a later | | | | to delay the onset as long as possible. |
| time, and are at a higher risk for heart disease and | | | | The single most important step you can take in the |
| stroke. | | | | prevention of diabetes is to live a healthy lifestyle. A |
| If you are diagnosed with pre-diabetes, your | | | | healthy lifestyle includes many different aspects of |
| physician will suggest changes in your lifestyle in order | | | | your life. Eating a healthy diet is essential to helping |
| to offset the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. This | | | | your body to perform its normal tasks as naturally as |
| will include eating a healthy diet and getting regular | | | | possible. A regular exercise routine is essential to |
| exercise. | | | | maintaining a healthy weight and in keeping your |
| Diabetes Mellitus - Metabolism Disease | | | | muscles toned, which allows your muscles to assist |
| Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease - caused when | | | | your internal organs in performing their tasks. |
| the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Insulin | | | | Avoiding stress, or learning how to deal with stress in |
| is the natural hormone in your body that helps turn | | | | a healthy manner, helps your brain and nervous |
| sugars into energy by moving these sugars from the | | | | system to work with other parts of your body to |
| blood stream to the muscle, fat, and liver cells. The | | | | perform the tasks needed to sustain life. |
| muscle, fat, and liver cells then use the sugars as fuel | | | | It is important that you realize how your body works |
| for your body. Your body needs a certain level of | | | | together - and how the things that you do on a daily |
| energy to enable your internal organs to function | | | | basis can prevent your body from performing the |
| properly. Your body also needs energy to perform | | | | tasks necessary. Beginning a healthy lifestyle as early |
| the daily activities involved in leading a normal life. | | | | as possible gives you the best chance to avoid the |
| If your body does not produce enough energy for | | | | risks associated with diabetes mellitus - and |
| your internal organs to function and for you to | | | | decreases the chances of the other factors that |
| perform activities, you have a low metabolism - and | | | | may come into play - thereby decreasing your risks |
| you can often be tired, irritable, and experience bouts | | | | of more serious diseases such as heart disease and |
| of fatigue. If your body produces more energy than | | | | stroke. Both your physical condition and your mental |
| you are using, you have a high metabolism and may | | | | condition play an important role in your overall health. |