Is Weight Gain Among Type-1 Diabetics OK?
Diabetics are classified in two types, Type-1 and Type-2.
Type-2 diabetics can be
exposed to serious health issues if they gain weight.
It has been proven that obesity can
lead to and even complicate Type-2...
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Is Weight Gain Among Type-1 Diabetics OK?
Diabetics are classified in two types, Type-1 and Type-2.
Type-2 diabetics can be
exposed to serious health issues if they gain weight.
It has been proven that obesity can
lead to and even complicate Type-2 diabetes.
But what about Type-1 diabetes?
Type-1 diabetes (the one that affects juveniles) is an autoimmune diseases which
basically means the body fights against itself.
The body mistakenly recognizes its own
cells as being bad especially those in the pancreas (insulin producing cells).
Insulin serves the purpose of converting sugar to glucose and then into energy.
Excess
sugar in the body can damage organs especially the eyes and if it remains too high, it can
send a person into a blackout.
Because the pancreas of diabetics doesn’t work properly or
doesn’t work at all they are at higher risk for kidney failure or blindness.
Researches at the University of Pittsburgh recently conducted a research that indicated
people who gained wei
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