Recognizing Types of Diabetes

Diabetes is a common disease that affects people of all age. Diabetes is the condition when the glucose in human body is too high. According to WHO (World Health Organization), diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or sugar blood), which leads over time to serious damage to heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority happen in low-and middle-income countries, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. The two most common type of diabetes are type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. They have share name, but yet they have distinct characteristics, causes, symptoms, and management methods. Here is the explanation about each type of diabetes.