All About Diabetes: Symptoms, Causes, Types.
By Marco Polytzo
While talking about diabetes, you may be frightened from the idea that you may have it. Or maybe, you may have it in the future. You want to know if you are at risk to develop and anxiously you're looking to find if you have any symptom.

Diabetes affects the manner in which the body handles carbohydrates, fats and proteins. If neglected, can have serious complications. The diabetic people have high blood sugar level. The blood sugar level is regulated by insulin - a hormone produced by the pancreas, which depends on your eating habits.

Diabetes is a serious disease. But the startling truth is that is reversible. is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This disease is a condition where the body is unable to automatically regulate blood glucose levels, resulting in too much glucose (a sugar) in the blood. is a chronic disease that affects as many as 16 million Americans.

Actually, there is no clear symptom for diabetes. The most common symptoms of are as follow:

- being all the time thirsty
- frequent urination
- increased hunger
- feeling all the time tired; having an excessive fatigue,

On the other hand, there are some other symptoms of that are prescribed

Could you have diabetic kidney disease and not even know it?
Questions to ask your doctor.

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Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise in part because diabetes is on the rise. If you are at risk for diabetes or have been recently diagnosed with the disease, here’s what you should know about the link between diabetes and CKD.

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Diabetes and minorities: What are the risks?
Some ethnic groups develop diabetes at two to six times the rate of whites. If you are African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, here’s what you should know about your risk for diabetes.

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Preventing chronic kidney disease when you have diabetes

Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease. Keeping diabetes in check and early diagnosis of kidney disease could help decrease the chances of developing kidney failure.

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Diet tips for diabetics with kidney disease
When diabetes leads to kidney disease the goal is to preserve kidney function as long as possible and manage diabetes. What you eat can affect both your blood sugar and your kidney function. A dietitian will work with you to create an eating plan that's right for you, probably using some of the diet tips presented here.

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Introduction

Definition, causes and symptoms
All about diabetes Definition, causes and symptoms What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects your body?s ability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone. When your body turns the food you eat into energy (also called sugar or glucose), insulin is released to help transport this energy to th

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Controlling diabetes
Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease in the United States. By controlling diabetes through lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise, taking prescribed medicines and seeing a doctor regularly, people with diabetes can usually maintain a healthy lifestyle and help prevent chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. Find out what you can do to control diabetes.

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Diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease in America. Many people with diabetes are not aware that chronic kidney disease can lead to kidney failure. However, having diabetes does not necessarily mean you will have kidney failure. Learn about the diabetes and kidney disease connection and how you can keep your kidneys healthy.

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Preventing diabetic kidney disease
All about diabetes Preventing diabetic kidney disease How can I slow the progression of kidney disease? Keeping healthy is the most important part of delaying kidney disease. If you have diabetes and have been diagnosed with an early stage of chronic kidney disease, following your doctor?s instructions regard

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Get the facts

Are you in control of your diabetes?
If you have diabetes, your doctor advises you to keep your glucose levels in a healthy range. One of the problems that can occur for diabetics who don’t control their diabetes is the risk of kidney disease which may lead to kidney failure and dialysis. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease in America. Learn how you can control your diabetes to avoid other health complications such as renal disease.

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Diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy means kidney damage that occurs as a result of diabetes. Researchers believe poor control of blood sugar or blood glucose levels is one of the reasons people with diabetes develop this type of kidney disease. Learn about diabetic nephropathy symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

 

 

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Diabetes and peritoneal dialysis
Diabetes mellitus is the number one cause of kidney failure in the United States, leading many people to need dialysis. Learn about the relationship between diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as how people with diabetes can choose to do the home dialysis treatment, peritoneal dialysis (PD).

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as complications in fact. These symptoms are:

- vision changes;
- recurrent skin infections very difficult to heal;
- tingling or numbness you may feel in your extremities;
- gums disorders;
- Hair loss and many others.

There are two different types of diabetes.

Type I (juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes): The reason for type I is due to pancreas unability to produce insulin.

Type II (non insulin dependent or adult onset diabetes): This is a result of body tissues becoming resistant to insulin. It is usually hereditary.

Type 2 is more common than Type 1 Diabetes. Type 2 is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Conditions associated with type 2 include hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Type 2 may account for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Up to two-thirds of people with type 2 have no symptoms. Obesity is the single most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. An estimated 20% of all cases of new onset type 2 are in individuals between the ages of 9-19. The more you know about type 2 diabetes, the more you'll be able to take the right steps to take control of your condition.

If neglected, can lead to various complications such as damage to the kidneys, heart disease, nerve damage, hypoglycemia (drastic reduction in glucose levels). is a serious disease and there is no treatment of it. However, it can be brought under control by proper diabet diet.

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