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Diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood glucose caused either by the pancreas producing insufficient amounts of insulin, or the muscle, fat and liver cells not responding normally to the insulin, or both. Diabetes currently affects about 17 million Americans, with another 6 million unaware that they have the disease. The three most common types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes, also called insulin-dependent diabetes or juveniles diabetes; type 2 diabetes, the most common form, also called non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes; and gestational diabetes. In addition, it is estimated that roughly 11 million people in the Unites States between the ages of 40 and 74 have blood glucose levels that are higher that normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes, a condition referred to as pre-diabetes. If left untreated, pre-diabetes usually develops into type 2 diabetes.
Adult-onset diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. More American have diabetes than ever before, and it is becoming more common due to the growing number of older Americans, as well as increasing obesity and lack of exercise among the general population. In fact, 80 to 90 percent of individuals with this disease are overweight.
How does adult-onset diabetes develop?
In most healthy adults, the pancreas releases a hormone called insulin into the bloodstream each time a meal is consumed. Insulin encourages our body’s tissues and muscles to use up the glucose from our food as a basic fuel to provide energy to the cells. Adult-onset diabetes results when the body develops an insulin resistance. Although insulin is being produced, the body’s cells are not able to use it to take up the sugar in the blood.
Three factors are thought to be involved in the development of obesity and insulin resistance that lead to adult-onset diabetes:
- Free fatty acids—the acids in the blood produced by the breakdown of fat
- Leptin—a protein produced by fat cells, and
- Tumor-necrosis factor, or TNF—a component of the immune system
Exactly how each of these factors contribute to the development of adult-onset diabetes has yet to be determined. However, genetic factors may be involved, and researchers are studying several genes thought to be responsible to some degree for individuals getting the disease. Pre-diabetes, on the other hand, has been linked to many years of eating a diet high in simple carbohydrates, such as pizza, potato chips, candy, and soda.
What are the symptoms of adult-onset diabetes?
It is not unusual for an individual to have diabetes and yet have no symptoms. In fact, adult-onset diabetes develops particularly slowly, with many individuals having the disease for as long as eight years before its diagnosis. And when symptoms do develop, they often vary. However, two symptoms are common to many people the disease: increased thirst and frequent urination. Women may also have frequent vaginal yeast infections, and fungal infections are common in the groin area or under the breasts. Additional symptoms may include increased appetite, fatigue and blurred vision.
Conventional medical treatments may help control adult-onset type 2 diabetes but they do not get to the root of the problem. By addressing the underlying metabolic imbalance, as natural medicine therapies do, adult-onset diabetes can be managed effectively.
Discover why we believe that natural medicine treatments are the best way to treat adult onset diabetes.
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