Type II Diabetes

i would like to know the effect that extra fat has on the metabolism of glucose.

Because the extra fat is pushing on the pancreas making it hard to work, so you become resistant to the insulin. Then the insulin isn’t there to lower your sugar so it gets all outa whack.

My father developed Type 1 diabetes about 7 yrs ago due to alcoholism. Now his kidneys are not functioning well even with medication. I am trying to decide if I need to move back to Georgia from Wisconsin depending on how much time he has to live. I want to spend good quality time with him, not sick and suffering time only.

one year.

whats the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
And what are the symptoms?

Thanks for your help.

Type l diabetes is when your body doesn’t make insulin.
Type ll diabetes, your body makes insulin but either doesn’t make enough for the sugar in your body, or your body doesn’t use insulin properly.

You can have any of the following symptoms or all of them:

nausea
headache
fatigue
shaky
nervousness
sweaty
increased thirst
increase or loss of weight
increased urination
dizzy or lightheaded
flushed

haha well it must do love cus this is an assignment question…

When you eat alot of sweets, potatoes, rice, pasta, and pizza, your carbohydrates is very high and you are suseptible to diabetes 2. I have it. I had to readjust my diet according to my disease. Karen H

Ive heard from some sources it does and from some that it doesnt.

Yes it does. Especially if you are a poor exerciser, you will increase your risk.

Also genetics is a big part of it. If your past family has had it before, you have a higher risk of getting it. It can be prevented though by eating right, and exercising more.

It sounds like it is peripheral nerve damage and it occurs when you blood glucose level is high and remains high for long periods. You need to talk to your diabetic doctor/nurse and look at your sugar levels and review your medication. If you manage to lower your levels you may notice an improvement in the symptoms but it may be that they are permanent

It runs in my family. I have insulin resistence and want to prevent gestational diabetes. I’m still early in the pregnancy so I want to take charge of this now.

The thing to remember is this- it’s not exclusively lifestyle based. I mean, a lot of women who do eat healthy and don’t gain too much weight end up with it anyway. You might not be able to prevent it, and if you can’t don’t feel bad about yourself. It’s not your fault!

However, everyone else has really great suggestions for keeping your blood sugar in check. Drinking the sugary sodas and things like that doesn’t necessarily cause GD – but it makes the symptoms worse. That’s why often the focus is on controlling it, not necessarily preventing it.

I would focus on exercise, because that alone will help your body become more sensitive to insulin. Additionally, you really want to increase your fiber intake. Studies have shown this to help reduce the risk. Best wishes!

Is it increasing or decreasing in the world?
Is it increasing or decreasing in developed countries?

Diabetes mellitus is increasing all over the world,type 2 more as the cause of it is generally idiopathic and more so in the developed countries.one cause for this is thought the lack of nutritional stress in the lives of most people due to the change in lifestyle. the incidence is also higher nowadays as the longetivity is increased and DM is incurable(only palliative medicine is available).
a particular group of factors in the body,proteins and transcription factors(ppr gamma) are thought to be responsible for managing nutritional stress in the organisms. this in,our case has been rendered redundant too fast and has consequentially created havoc in the body as the body is not evolutionarily ready to accept the sudden change of lifestyle. this is considered as one of the major causes for the widespread dying out of the native red indians in US,one of the major causes has been found to be DM.
But in terms of cause the reasosns cannot be narrowed thus.DM is precipitated by many factors one of which maybe as stated above,

I have been assigned a paper to write about anything health-related, and I have decided to write my paper on Type 1 diabetes. My three year old cousin was diagnosed with T1 last year, and I would like to know if there are any parents/grandparents/siblings of those with this type of diabetes. Please answer this question with serious intentions! Thank you!

First off I am sorry to hear about your cousin. I am a type 1 diabetic, i was diagnosed at age 29 which is strsnge. Of all diabetics 90 % are type 2 only 10 % are type 1 and of those 10 % about 95 % get it before their late teen years, I must just be lucky. I do feel lucky,
lucky it was me and NOT my kids (age 8 & 10 at that time)

lucky I was not a young child when I got it putting my parents through the hell and struggles of shots and all that.

Lucky that I live in a time where we have insulin, and good rapid insulin and test meters.

Lucky that there is only a 3 to 5% chance my kids can get it.

So hopefully my insight has helped you

My husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year. He is on medication, (I don’t remember which one) to control it. The past week, he has been incredibly hungry…he eats all the time. And he is also incredibly tired and is sleeping all the time. He refuses to go to the doctor to check this out; I have argued with him until I am hoarse trying to persuade him. Has anyone else with this type of diabetes had these same symptoms, and if so, what do they mean so I can show the answer to my husband and perhaps get his butt to the doctors.This is worrying me very very much. PLEASE, NO answers that say get him to the doctor, stupid, because I have TRIED! Thanks to anyone who might be able to help.

Polyphagia (Abnormal Increase in appetite) is caused by the cells of the body feeling that they are being starved for glucose (sugar). This happens when the insulin being made by the body is not able to facilitate the movement of sugar into the cell. Basically the sugar is there but the body’s insulin can’t get it into the cell, this can be due to either a drop in the amount of insulin being produced or the cells have become more resistent to the insulin. If his eating habits have changed to this point this needs to be checked by his physician. It could cause complications.