In Which Group Of Diabetes Are You Falling?

The two main categories of diabetes are referred to as primary and secondary diabetes.

Primary or Idiopathic Diabetes

Idiopathic diabetes Type 1, also referred to as IDDM or juvenile onset diabetes, is the result of the immune system’s destruction of the insulin producing pancreas and its cells.

Idiopathic diabetes Type 2, also known as NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes, is also characterized as persistent hypoglycemia, manifesting in those 40 years of age and up, usually due to a genetic defect. Although there is no known trigger for these diseases, genetics and environment do play a part.

Even as diabetes sufferers come in various age ranges, the disease develops a majority of time in those 40 years or older and is considered an adult’s disease. It has a tendency to strike in younger males more than females, although middle aged women who experience stress mixed with an irregular diet, or who experience repeated pregnancies are known to increase their chances of getting the disease.

Heredity also plays a role in diabetes. Those who have diabetes in their family medical history gain more of a chance of having to deal with diabetes than those who do not. Families with any type of auto immune disorders should also be wary of diabetes and its symptoms.

The recognition of diabetes as an auto-immune disorder has gained wide acceptance now as the disease has been shown to coexist with other auto-immune diseases such as hypothyroidism and even Addison’s disease.

Those who fail to properly manage their diabetes leave themselves open to infections and internal damage. Even though obesity has not been determined to be the cause or result of diabetes, the two often go hand in hand and have disastrous effects on health all the way around. Irregular or chronically unhealthy diets coupled with inactivity raise the likelihood of diabetes for those in the later years of their life.

Secondary Diabetes

Secondary diabetes is labeled as such due to the fact that it develops as a result of other medical problems.

Pancreatic diabetes is a complication that results from diseases such as pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. The outright damage to the organ itself leads to impaired insulin production.

Insulin antagonists refer to adrenocortical hormones (as in cortisol) that behave as catalysts for diabetes by raising the level and concentration of glucose in the blood speeding its development.

Gestational diabetes refers to the temporary situation of hyperglycemia during pregnancy.

Iatrogenic diabetes is a result of the use of corticosteroids and thiazide diuretics during the treatment of other medical problems.

Even cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis can be linked to diabetes.

This content is provided by Dr Pieter de Wet a general practitioner and in practice for 20 years.It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. Get your www.thediabetesdoc.com”>diabetes & www.thediabetesdoc.com”> diabetes symptoms advice at www.thediabetesdoc.com”>www.thediabetesdoc.com

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