Diabetes is a disease where the body makes little to no insulin, or insulin gets produced but can't be used. This results in high levels of glucose (sugar) being in the blood. Diabetes is also defined as a set of metabolic disorders, that causes a person to have high blood glucose due to very low insulin production in the body, or the body not responding to insulin properly. The two types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, occurs when insulin isn't produced by the body. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas of the patient is attacked by their body's antibodies, and as an effect, the pancreas doesn't make insulin. Type 1 diabetes was called juvenile-onset diabetes because it begins when you're
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After consumption, glucose swims to the bloodstream. Glucose is a sugar that fuels the body's cells, promoting growth. Then the pancreas delivers insulin, a hormone that carries glucose from the blood into the cell to be used for energy. Without insulin, glucose can't enter our cells, insulin makes it possible for our cells to use the glucose. The difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the level of sugar in the blood. Hyperglycemia is high blood glucose caused by an excessive amount of sugar in the blood while hypoglycemia is a very low level of blood glucose. Hyperglycemia is caused by overeating, not exercising and missing insulin dose. Its treated by insulin. Hypoglycemia is caused by exercising excessively, not eating enough, etc. Its treated by drinking juice, eating food, or glucose …show more content…
The signs and symptoms of a diabetic coma are dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, increased thirst, dryness in mouth, etc. Lastly, an extreme rise or extreme lowering in blood sugar tends to occur before the diabetic attack. Insulin Shock is having too much insulin/ having too little glucose in the blood, during this period the body begins to shut down because its unable to function. It’s a diabetic emergency caused by skipping a meal, not eating enough, ignoring mild hypoglycemia, drinking alcohol without eating, injecting too much insulin, etc. The signs and symptoms of insulin shock are headache, fainting, seizures, confusion, etc. If left untreated, insulin shock can become a diabetic
After consumption, glucose swims to the bloodstream. Glucose is a sugar that fuels the body's cells, promoting growth. Then the pancreas delivers insulin, a hormone that carries glucose from the blood into the cell to be used for energy. Without insulin, glucose can't enter our cells, insulin makes it possible for our cells to use the glucose. The difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the level of sugar in the blood. Hyperglycemia is high blood glucose caused by an excessive amount of sugar in the blood while hypoglycemia is a very low level of blood glucose. Hyperglycemia is caused by overeating, not exercising and missing insulin dose. Its treated by insulin. Hypoglycemia is caused by exercising excessively, not eating enough, etc. Its treated by drinking juice, eating food, or glucose …show more content…
The signs and symptoms of a diabetic coma are dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, increased thirst, dryness in mouth, etc. Lastly, an extreme rise or extreme lowering in blood sugar tends to occur before the diabetic attack. Insulin Shock is having too much insulin/ having too little glucose in the blood, during this period the body begins to shut down because its unable to function. It’s a diabetic emergency caused by skipping a meal, not eating enough, ignoring mild hypoglycemia, drinking alcohol without eating, injecting too much insulin, etc. The signs and symptoms of insulin shock are headache, fainting, seizures, confusion, etc. If left untreated, insulin shock can become a diabetic