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Glossary of Terms Related Endocrine Disorders

What is Diabetes?
There are two main types of diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes are completely unable to produce insulin. People with Type 2 diabetes can produce insulin, but their cells don't respond to it. In either case, the glucose can't move into the cells and blood glucose levels can become high. Over time, these high glucose levels can cause serious complications.

Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The pancreas can no longer make the insulin necessary to transport sugar from the blood into the other cells of the body for energy. Sugar builds up in the blood and over time can damage internal organs and blood vessels.

Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes affects nearly 21 million Americans. 90% to 95% of all people diagnosed with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 affects the body's ability to use the insulin that is produced.

After a Diabetes Diagnosis
Having diabetes is like being in charge of a many-armed octopus. There isn't just one way of coping with the disease because it's managed on a lot of different levels. At first, it might seem like an overwhelming amount of information is thrown at you.

Diagnosed With Diabetes? Don’t Panic
The person diagnosed with diabetes faces many challenges concerning Type of diabetes, medications, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, nutrition concerns, equipment such as glucometers, syringes, insulin pumps, and managing their own care.

Ethnic and Genetic Risk Factors for Diabetes
There are controllable risk factors associated with diabetes, including obesity and an inactive lifestyle. However, other uncontrollable risk factors, such as ethnicity and genetics, also play roles.

Waking Up With High Glucose Levels?
You wake up in the morning and check your blood sugar before breakfast. And it's high. Higher than it usually is in the morning. What's going on? It could be one of two causes.

Insulin and Diabetes
Most people never think about their pancreas. It just does it's thing, pumping insulin into the blood when glucose is too high and glucagon when the glucose is too low. A person is diagnosed with diabetes when their pancreas either doesn't produce any insulin at all or the insulin they do produce is ineffective. There are two main types of diabetes; Type 1 and Type 2

Type 1 Diabetes Care Guide
A person diagnosed with diabetes can still live a healthy and meaningful life. This guide from A.D.A.M. Healthcare Center can help put all the information into perspective and supplement your care.

Type 2 Diabetes Care Guide
Over 21 million Americans have diabetes. When symptoms are not controlled, heart disease, kidney failure, infections, blindness and other serious health problems can occur. The Type 2 Diabetes Care Guide provides guidelines to follow to help you manage your diabetes effectively.

Becoming Educated with Diabetes
Knowledge is power when it comes to diabetes. Learn the three areas of diabetes management including "survival skills," managing at home, and improving your of lifestyle.

La Diabetes y los Latinos
La diabetes es un problema urgente de salud en la comunidad latina. Con tasas dos veces más altas que las de los no latinos, es crítico ofrecer información a la comunidad latina sobre la gravedad de la enfermedad, sus factores de riesgo y las formas para controlar la diabetes, retrasarla o prevenirla, en el caso de aquellos que están en alto riesgo. (American Diabetes Association)