If you go to the street and ask people what causes diabetes, the answer you are likely to get is SUGAR.

But are they right?

Let's break everything down to find our answer.

First, to understand diabetes, you need to know about blood sugars.

When you eat, your body will break it down into glucose. But this glucose will roam in your blood like a lost kid on the street, where it shouldn't be.





It needs to enter your cells where it provides energy to your body.

The problem is that...

The glucose cannot just enter the cells, their doors are closed like a bank vault.

This is where insulin arrives like a guardian angel, keys in hand, to open the door of the cells.

Insulin will then open the door of the cells to allow glucose to enter. The process works seamlessly in our body without you knowing anything.

In the case of diabetes, glucose has overstayed its welcome in the blood. And the blood is now saying "Hey G, your time is up. You need to go"

And glucose, lost and confused, is saying "Bro, a little more time, insulin will soon be here to take home."

But there is an issue: the body cannot produce insulin. Because there is an autoimmune reaction, the body attacks itself by mistake. This reaction destroys the cells in the pancreas that make insulin, called beta cells.

This is called Type 1 DIABETES.

Is there Type 2 diabetes? You bet there is.

In type 2, the body can produce insulin. However, the cells have become resistant to insulin. The cells slam their doors shut, stubbornly resisting the turn of insulin's key.

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It's akin to returning home after a long day at work, attempting to open your door with your key, only to have the door resist.

The glucose won't be able to enter your cells.

There is no one reason the cells resist insulin, but factors that can contribute include:

Overweight

Obesity

Physical inactivity

Extra belly fat

Genes and family history

Medicines.

What are the signs you need to look for in your body?

The symptoms of type 1 diabetes develop faster than type 2 diabetes. They are usually sudden, developing within weeks or months. Symptoms for type 2 will usually take years to show up.

You can even have type 2 and not even notice any wrong for a long time. But you want to watch for signs like:

Increased urination, especially at night.

Being really thirsty.

Unusual fatigue

Noticing you are losing weight than normal.

These signs are common to many other diseases. That's why regular medical checkup that is recommended for everyone.

So back to our question in the beginning, taking too much sugar on its own will not directly give you diabetes. But it can make you overweight.

That's why moderation is the key to taking sugar. It's the key to taking everything.


nlfpmod, seun

Great explanation.

I'm a type-2 and it's not easy keeping up with this silent-killer disease, physically, mentally, and financially.

We thank God for life, though, and for the U.S. government for Health Insurance.

Plenty disease sha dey this world. Shey weed dey cause am before I light my kpoli?

Great explanation.Thanks for sharing!

Akposkiz:
Great explanation.Thanks for sharing!

You are welcome, boss

Thanks bro, I just learnt a thing or two .
My mamma has got type 2

nzoptunechi:
Thanks bro, I just learnt a thing or two .
My mamma has got type 2

Sorry. To hear about that.

Artiiclebeast:
Great explanation.

I'm a type-2 and it's not easy keeping up with this silent-killer disease, physically, mentally, and financially.

We thank God for life, though, and for the U.S. government for Health Insurance.

It's not easy tbh. With a good health plan, it can go into remission.

AntichristXXX:
Plenty disease sha dey this world. Shey weed dey cause am before I light my kpoli?

😏