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`Basics | Diabetes | CDC
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`Diabetes
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`About Diabetes
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`Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that aects how your
`body turns food into energy.
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`Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose)
`and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it
`signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the
`blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy.
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`If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or
`can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isn’t enough
`insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in
`your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems,
`such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
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`There isn’t a cure yet for diabetes, but losing weight, eating healthy food, and being active can really help. Taking medicine as
`needed, getting diabetes self-management education and support, and keeping health care appointments can also reduce
`the impact of diabetes on your life.
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`Types of
`Diabetes
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`There are three main
`types of diabetes: type 1,
`type 2, and gestational
`diabetes (diabetes while
`pregnant).
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`Diabetes by the Numbers
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`30.3 million US adults have diabetes, and 1 in 4 of them don’t know they have it.
`Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
`Diabetes is the No. 1 cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness.
`In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than tripled.
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`Type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction (the body attacks itself by mistake) that stops your body
`from making insulin. About 5% of the people who have diabetes have type 1. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes often develop
`quickly. It’s usually diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, you’ll need to take insulin every
`day to survive. Currently, no one knows how to prevent type 1 diabetes.
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`With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and can’t keep blood sugar at normal levels. About 90% of people
`with diabetes have type 2. It develops over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults (but more and more in children,
`teens, and young adults). You may not notice any symptoms, so it’s important to get your blood sugar tested if you’re at risk.
`Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with healthy lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, eating healthy food, and
`being active.
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`Gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women who have never had diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, your baby
`could be at higher risk for health problems. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after your baby is born but increases your
`risk for type 2 diabetes later in life. Your baby is more likely to have obesity as a child or teen, and more likely to develop type
`2 diabetes later in life too.
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`Prediabetes
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`In the United States, 84.1 million adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes. What’s more, 90% of them don’t know they
`have it. With prediabetes, blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2
`diabetes. Prediabetes raises your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. The good news is if you have prediabetes,
`a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program can help you take healthy steps to reverse it.
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