While it seems as if everyone in the world is focused on Covid-19 and everything that has to do with the virus, there are still hundreds of other diseases impacting people every day, one of them being diabetes mellitus. Everyone has probably heard about diabetes, but do you really know exactly what happens when someone has diabetes? What are some of the symptoms? How relevant is it today? Today I will be writing a quick overview about diabetes and how it is affecting the world every day.
What Is Diabetes?
According to Medical News Today, “diabetes is a condition that impairs the body’s ability to process blood glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar.” In the US, it is estimated that about 30.2 million people over the age of 18 have either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus, diabetes Type 1 and diabetes Type 2. Type 1 is usually presents in children or in young adults due to the body failing to produce insulin, and type 2 is more associated with being overweight when the body doesn’t respond effectively to the insulin produced. There is another, less common, type of diabetes known as gestational diabetes. According to Patient, an online medical website, this occurs when pregnant women who have never had diabetes before, have high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Some of the symptoms associated with diabetes are being excessively thirsty, passing a lot of urine, and tiredness and weight loss. Symptoms can develop quickly for people with type 1, while symptoms for people with type 2 develop rather slowly.
Relevancy Today
Diabetes is a very serious, chronic condition that can lead to many health problems for individuals diagnosed with it. According to the article on Medical News Today, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the US. It can be manageable, however, those who haven’t been properly diagnosed do not know how to care for themselves. There is no known prevention for type 1 diabetes, however, following a healthy lifestyle can help prevent developing type 2. It s important for people who are at a higher risk of developing the disease to change their unhealthy habits into healthier ones as their whole new lifestyle could change.
While everyone in the world has been focused on Covid-19 and how it has been spreading across the globe, I think they should also be paying attention to the other diseases impacting people every day. Outside of the Covid-19 realm, people are dying of other health complications and it seems as if there hasn’t been much care towards that since the virus started. It is particularly more important for diabetic people to be careful nowadays because according to Healthline, an online magazine, people with diabetes may have a higher risk of developing Covid-19. People need to begin taking better care of themselves in order to help combat all infections.
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