Question 1

medicine to cure type 1 or juvenile diabetes?

Accepted Answer

All kids and teens with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin so that glucose can get from their blood into their cells for energy.

Question 2

How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?

Accepted Answer

Diabetics have raised blood sugar and when there is a lot of excess blood sugar in our blood stream, it signals our body to put that excess sugar in storage. We can store some sugar in our liver and muscles, however, when these are full our body start to store the extra sugar as fat. This of course starts to cause weight gain.

Question 3

Do women with gestational diabetes deliver.healthy babies?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if and when gestational diabetes is managed properly, a mother may deliver a healthy baby.

Question 4

Can diabetes affect my kidney health?

Accepted Answer

With time, raised blood sugar can damage blood vessels in the kidneys as well as nephrons making them not work as well as they should. Many people with diabetes also develop high blood pressure, which can damage kidneys too.

Question 5

Why is hypertension a risk factor for diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension might not cause Diabetes directly but increases the risk. People with high blood pressure usually have insulin resistance leading to Diabetes compared to those with typical blood pressure.

Question 6

Why don't people who have diabetes heal early?

Accepted Answer

Raised blood sugar can affect the blood vessels cauing in slow movement of nutrients needed for wound to heal, diabetes also affects nerves which reduce one's sensitivity to pain from wound leading to repetitive traumas and lastly, diabetes also makes immune system less effective in fighting the infection.

medicine to cure type 1 or juvenile diabetes?

medicine to cure type 1 or juvenile diabetes?

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How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?

Do women with gestational diabetes deliver.healthy babies?

Can diabetes affect my kidney health?

Why is hypertension a risk factor for diabetes?

Why don't people who have diabetes heal early?

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