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What is diabetes? - a disease in which the body does not produce or property use insulin. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that the body uses to convert the food that you eat into energy needed for daily life.

Digestive enzymes - produced in pancreas - used in small intestine

Insulin - When you eat the body breaks down the food into sugar in the sugar travels through the bloodstream to reach all of the cells in body - pancreas releases insulin - Sugar is a source of energy - This energy supports all of your body's functions needed to stay alive (this from lucy's wiki!!) - i was late to class
 * diabetes
 * the receptor for insulin is made by a gene... that is inherited by your parents... you can inherit an increased risk
 * type 1
 * the body doesn't make insulin
 * 5-10% of all diabetes
 * take insulin daily
 * blood sugar in target range with diet and exercise (and insulin)
 * will usually last all the life (diagnosed in children and young adults)
 * hereditary usually
 * take glucose when low blood sugar and insulin when high blood sugar
 * type 2
 * 90-95% of all cases
 * middle aged or adults
 * meal plan and being active
 * can create a treatment plan that works for them
 * the body has insulin- the receptors are insulin resistant
 * the one you cause on your own- high levels of glucose- then you get too much insulin
 * if there is too much insulin... eventually the pancreases stops making insulin
 * symptoms
 * glucose is taken out of your blood by your kidneys and put into your urine
 * high levels of glucose in the blood
 * high levels of glucose in the urine
 * frequent urination
 * you would be urinating more than you were drinking... you would get dehydrated
 * because your body is trying to dilute your urine
 * the sugar starts to damage the kidneys... the eyes... the nerves in your feet... your heart
 * diabetes mellitus
 * diabetes= urine
 * mellitus= sweet
 * sweet urine
 * complication
 * vision problems
 * kidney disease
 * foot problems
 * your nerves become damaged... if you get a cut or a sore you wouldnt notice and it could get infected... and it would have to be amputated or some other treatment
 * heart disease... even heart attacks
 * stroke
 * heart disease and stroke are the main causes for early death in diabetes
 * 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke
 * medicines
 * blood pressure medications
 * cholesterol medications
 * aspirin
 * it thins your blood and makes it less likely for it to clot
 * mostly for type two because they have more sugar in the blood and it would make the thick blood thinner
 * insulin is made by the pancreas
 * insulin helps your body use sugar
 * the pancreas makes insulin but it cant use it... insulin resistance