Causes of Diabetes

 what is Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to simply as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar levels.

The hormone insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells, where it is stored or used for energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin, or it can't use the insulin it does make effectively.

Untreated high blood sugar caused by diabetes can damage your nerves, eyes, kidneys, and other organs. But educating yourself about diabetes and taking steps to prevent or treat it can help you protect your health.

What are the different types of diabetes?

The types of diabetes are:

Type 1 diabetes: This type is an autoimmune disease, which means your body attacks itself. In this case, the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin are destroyed. Up to 10% of people who have diabetes have type 1. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults (but it can develop at any age). It used to be better known as "juvenile" diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day. Therefore, it is also called insulin-dependent diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes: In this type, your body either doesn't make enough insulin, or your body's cells don't respond normally to insulin. This is the most common type of diabetes. Up to 95% of people with diabetes have type 2. It usually occurs in middle-aged and older people. Other common names for type 2 include adult-onset diabetes and insulin-resistant diabetes. Your parents or grandparents may have called it "with a touch of sugar."

Prediabetes: This type is the stage before type 2 diabetes. Your blood glucose level is higher than normal, but not high enough to officially diagnose you with type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes: This type develops in some women during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. However, if you have gestational diabetes, you have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

Less common types of diabetes include:

Monogenic diabetes syndromes: These are rare hereditary forms of diabetes representing up to 4% of all cases. Examples are neonatal diabetes and adult-onset diabetes of the young.

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: This is a form of diabetes specific to people with this condition.

Drug- or chemical-induced diabetes: Examples of this type occur after organ transplantation, after HIV/AIDS treatment, or in association with the use of glucocorticoid steroids.

Diabetes insipidus is a distinct rare condition that causes your kidneys to produce large amounts of urine.What are the different types of diabetes?

The types of diabetes ar

Type 1 diabetes: This type is an autoimmune disease, which means your
body attacks itself. In this case, the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin are destroyed. Up to 10% of people who have diabetes have type 1. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults (but it can develop at any age). It used to be better known as "juvenile" diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day. Therefore, it is also called insulin-dependent diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes: In this type, your body either doesn't make enough insulin, or your body's cells don't respond normally to insulin. This is the most common type of diabetes. Up to 95% of people with diabetes have type 2. It usually occurs in middle-aged and older people. Other common names for type 2 include adult-onset diabetes and insulin-resistant diabetes. Your parents or grandparents may have called it "with a touch of sugar."

Prediabetes: This type is the stage before type 2 diabetes. Your blood glucose level is higher than normal, but not high enough to officially diagnose you with type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes: This type develops in some women during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. However, if you have gestational diabetes, you have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

Less common types of diabetes include:

Monogenic diabetes syndromes: These are rare hereditary forms of diabetes representing up to 4% of all cases. Examples are neonatal diabetes and adult-onset diabetes of the young.

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: This is a form of diabetes specific to people with this condition.

Drug- or chemical-induced diabetes: Examples of this type occur after organ transplantation, after HIV/AIDS treatment, or in association with the use of glucocorticoid steroids.

Diabetes insipidus is a distinct rare condition that causes your kidneys to produce large amounts of urine.