Diabetes

Question 1

What are some symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 1

• Excessive thirst
• Excessive urination
• Blurred vision
• Feeling tired/lethargic
• Always feeling hungry
• Headaches/dizziness
• Skin infections

Question 2

What are some symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 2

• Excessive thirst
• Excessive urination
• Feeling tired/lethargic
• Gradual weight gain
• Headaches/dizziness
• Always feeling hungry
• Skin Infections
• Blurred vision

Question 3

What are the causes of Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 3

The exact cause of Type 1 Diabetes is unknown

• In most people with Type 1 Diabetes, the immune system is weak, and mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in the pancreas
• Genetics may play a role
• Exposure to certain pathogens can cause the disease

Question 4

What are the causes of Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 4

Type 2 Diabetes is a lifestyle disease - a disease which is associated with how a person lives their life
These things include: 
- Obesity
- Lack of regular exercise 
- High sugar/fat/salt diet
- Smoking
- High blood pressure

Question 5

What is Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 5

Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin - a hormone needed to allow glucose to enter cells to produce energy

Question 6

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 6

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, lifestyle disease in which the body forms a resistance to the usual effects of insulin or gradually loses the capacity to produce enough insulin in the pancreas

Question 7

What is the treatment for Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 7

Type 1 Diabetes is managed with insulin injections several times a day or the use of an insulin pump which releases insulin at regular intervals.

Lifestyle choices made early on can reduce the impact of diabetes-related complications including kidney disease, limb amputation, and blindness

Question 8

What is the treatment for Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 8

Change and maintaining of lifestyle by:

• Having a diet low in sugar, fat, and salt
• Taking tablets known as Metformin to reduce blood sugar
• Monitoring blood glucose levels
• Regularly exercising