What is Diabetes? 🤔
- Body can't control blood sugar properly! 🩸🍬
- Problem with insulin (sugar-controlling hormone)! 💉
Two Types 📊
| Type 1 💉 | Type 2 🍔 |
|---|---|
| 5-10% of cases | 90-95% of cases |
| Starts in childhood 👶 | Usually after 40 👴 |
| Body attacks pancreas! 🛡️➡️💔 | Body resists insulin! 💪🚫 |
| MUST take insulin! 💉✅ | Diet + pills (sometimes insulin) 🍎💊 |
Scary Complications 😱
- 6.8x more likely → Blindness! 👁️
- 11.3x more likely → Kidney disease! 🫘
- 29.9x more likely → Gangrene! 🦶
- 4.6x more likely → Heart disease! 💔
- 5.4x more likely → Stroke! 🧠
Treatment = 4 Things 🎯
- Medication 💊💉: Insulin or pills!
- Diet 🥗: Watch what you eat!
- Exercise 🏃: Stay active!
- Blood glucose monitoring 🩸📊: Check sugar levels!
Adherence Problems 😔
- 58% give wrong insulin dose! 💉❌
- 77% test glucose wrong! 🩸❌
- 75% don't eat right foods! 🍔🚫
- Stress makes it worse! 😰➡️📈
Key Terms 📚
- Hyperglycemia: Too HIGH blood sugar! 🩸⬆️
- Ketoacidosis: Dangerous complication from high sugar! ☠️
- Neuropathy: Nerve damage from high sugar! 🔌💥
Key Takeaways 🔑
- Type 2 is most common (90%)! 🍔
- Diabetes affects WHOLE body! 👁️💔🦶
- Following treatment is hard but vital! 💪
- Stress worsens blood sugar! 😰➡️📈