There are three types of diabetes. Type I is called DiabetesMellitus. In type I the body stops making insulin or makes smallamounts. Without insulin glucose cannot get into your cells which isneeded to burn for energy. Glucose will collect in the blood. Over timehigh levels of glucose in the blood may hurt the eyes, kidney, nerves, orheart. Type I occurs mostly in people under 30, though it may occur atany age. The signs may come suddenly and be quite severe. Thesymptoms may include frequent urination, constant hunger, constantthirst, weight loss, weakness, fatigue, edginess, mood changes, nausea,and vomiting. People with type I have to take insulin.No one knows for sure why people get type I insulin. Some peopleare born with the genes that increase there chances of receivingdiabetes. But many people with the same genes dont receive diabetes. It is suggested that another stimuli inside or outside the body triggersthe disease. It is unknown what that stimuli is.People have a high level of autoantibodies in the blood beforebeing diagnosed. Antibodies are proteins that the body makes todestroy germs and viruses. Autoantibodies are antibodies that havegone bad. They attack your bodies own tissues. Autoantibodies mayattack insulin or cells that make insulin.The second type of diabetes is called Diabetes Insipidus or type II. In type II the body does not make enough insulin, or the body hastrouble using insulin. People with type II may inject insulin but they donot depend on it to live. Type II affects mostly people over 40 but it canaffect younger people as well. The symptoms include frequenturination, constant thirst, constant hunger, weight loss, weakness,dry-itchy skin, blurred vision, numb hands/feet, fatigue, and infection ofskin gums, bladder or vagina that heal slowly or keeps coming back.Type II runs in families, being overweight brings it on. It is commonin people who eat too much fat, eat too little carbohydrate...
