Understanding Diabetes

So you or someone in your family has just been diagnose with diabetes. Maybe you or your family member has been living with diabetes for several years now. Just want to let you know I feel your pain on a personal level. A family member of mind were diagnose 5 years ago with the disease.What exactly is diabetes well I will cover the basics with you. Just want to touch basis and make sure we all understand the basics of diabetes. We probably all know by now that there are two types of diabetes. There is a type 1 and a type 2. Type 1 usually occurs in younger people. Type 1 is also known as Juvenile diabetes. Type 2 usually occurs within older adults, but don�"t think it�"s not possible for the young to get type 2. What actually causes type 1 diabetes is not really known. Doctors believe that it might be genetic. Now type 2 diabetes on the other hand is a little different. Type 2 diabetics can control their blood glucose by taking oral medication and managing their diets. That is not the case for all type 2 diabetics so have to control their diabetes with insulin injections. Taking oral medication is not an option for type 1 diabetics instead they are dependent upon insulin injections. One thing I would like to say is not to believe everything you hear. As was mention earlier, the rumor that was taught to me was that eating to many sweets will cause you to have diabetes. That is definitely proven to be a myth for type 1 diabetes. My son was one and he didn�"t even have a chance to start eating foods that was high in glucose. Not here to preach; know that the doctor provided you with enough education at the time of diagnosis.

Single mother of one, born and raised in NC.