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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes is becoming a mere epidemic in America. It is estimated that at least 21 million Americans have a form of diabetes. However, 41 million individuals have a pre-diabetic condition which puts them at a higher risk for developing the disease.
There are two types of diabetes?both of which can prove fatal. Type 1 diabetes develops when the pancreas does not have enough insulin production that is required for the body?s metabolism. Usually?this case is seen with a genetic predisposition to the disease. On the contrary, type 2 diabetes is the most common form?presenting more than 90% of the cases seen here in the US. In this illness, insulin is not being used properly in the body.
The cost of such expenses in the US is said to have exceeded more than the amount of wars funded.
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news/health/2012/09/14/4463.html
There are two types of diabetes?both of which can prove fatal. Type 1 diabetes develops when the pancreas does not have enough insulin production that is required for the body?s metabolism. Usually?this case is seen with a genetic predisposition to the disease. On the contrary, type 2 diabetes is the most common form?presenting more than 90% of the cases seen here in the US. In this illness, insulin is not being used properly in the body.
The cost of such expenses in the US is said to have exceeded more than the amount of wars funded.
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news/health/2012/09/14/4463.html