Diabetes – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment by Tom Smith

Diabetes mellitus is, to put it very plainly, defined by high levels of blood sugar. So what is diabetes caused by? This is caused by the levels of insulin, when it gets too low. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Now that we have answered, very generally, the question ‘What is diabetes,’ let us go on to the first type of diabetes.

What Causes Diabetes
Now the main reason of diabetes is presently obesity and with 30% of the USA clinically obese it’s no question that 24 million people suffer from diabetes in the USA alone. As you can see diabetes is a rising illness and with more and more people being diagnosed with diabetes it’s important that you recognise what the main reasons of diabetes are.
The leading cause of diabetes, however, is being overweight. When you are overweight, your body becomes more resistant to insulin. This is true if your BMI, or Body Mass Index, is greater than 30%. If you don’t know your BMI, measure your waist. If you are female and your waist is bigger than 35 inches, or if you are male and your waist is more than 40 inches, you’re at risk of getting diabetes.

Symptoms of diabetes
Frequency of urinating is more than usual and you’re always very thirsty and hungry.
Tiredness is obvious and the person tends to slim down very easily without much effort.
Blurred sight is another symptom of diabetes. This is because fluid is being drawn out from the eye tissues and lenses.
The common warning signs and symptoms include the following; numbness in limbs,vision blurring or loss, dry skin,increased susceptibility to infection,and bruises taking longer to heal.
Diabetes Treatment
Research proves that fatty acids are advantageous in improving cardiovascular complications related to diabetes. GLA or gamma linolenic acid is a fatty acid which is found to normalize and reduce the metabolism of faulty fatty acid that can worsen the complication of diabetes.
This is the process of using water to treat diabetes. The ability of water to conduct and absorb heat can have valuable effects to the human body. Among the benefits are reduction of blood sugar level, improved sleep and improve the well being and moral of diabetic.
Now, the only recognised and proven surgical treatment for diabetes is to have a pancreatic transplant. This is a procedure that’s applicable only to diabetics who are already dependent on insulin and are still suffering from complications. The life of a diabetic is greatly improved with this surgical treatment.