(Source: Express News, 01 February 2011)
Diabetes affects about two million people in Britain. It develops when the pancreas either stops producing insulin altogether or its output drops sharply. Insulin helps muscles absorb sugar from the blood to burn as a source of fuel. Without the right amounts, the disease can cause irreversible damage to the kidneys, eyes, nerves, heart and major arteries. Type 1 diabetes often begins in childhood and is triggered when the immune system attacks healthy cells. The reason remains something of a mystery. Patients have to inject insulin several times a day or wear an electronic pump that delivers it continuously. Type 2 diabetes is different in that it mostly affects people from middle-age onwards and is linked with poor diet and lack of exercise. Read more
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