1. Diabetes

2.  A disease in which the body produces little or no insulin.  Insulin is the hormone that regulates the blood sugar (Glucose) levels in the body.  Insulin is made in your pancreas and allows the body to use sugar(glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use.  Insulin helps keep your blood sugar level from getting too high(hyperglycemia) or too low(hypoglecemia)

3.  Type 1: The body produces little or no insulin (autoimmune disease)  The immune system attacks and destroys cells that produce insulin.  Genetic factors  Used to be called Juvenile-onset  Need daily injection of insulin and follow a special diet to stay alive  Symptoms: Thirst, frequent urination, hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and extreme tiredness

4.  Type 2: The body produces insulin but it can’t be used by the cells  Most common type: 90-95% of people with diabetes have type 2.  Adult onset  May go undetected  Treated with weight loss, diet, physical activity, and medications.  Symptoms: Feeling tired, thirst, infections, slow healing of sores.

5.  Gestational: Occurs during pregnancy  Insulin is produced-the body does not respond  Usually caused by resistance of the hormones in the placenta.  Treated with diet  Usually disappears after birth.