Hi, I need some basic information of diabetes, I have done research on the internet and found there are only two types of diabetes.

I would like to ask if a person contain a eat a lot of sugar stuff a day like sweets, cholocate, will they get diabetes easily?

It depends on the person's pancrease. The pancrease produces insulin which is what attaches to muscle cells like a key to let the glucose in the blood enter into the cells. Before I was diagnosed with diabetes I hardly ever ate chocolate or sweets and I still don't eat sweets because of the carbs. A lot of people have a wrong assumption that diabetes is just about sugars. Its not, it is about carbs as well. Carbs as well as other things like stress, raise the blood glucose levels. Something may be sugar free but it will still have carbs unless it is carb free too. If you look at the nutrition labels on food items you will see that sugars are apart of carbs. My step-dad is a candy and chocolate freak he eats it allllll the time and he isn't diabetic. His body produces the right amount of insulin and his body accepts the insulin. I produce a very small amount of insulin and my body rejects it because it doesn't fit into my cells easily so therefore I have to take medications for it. I hope I helped and wasn't too confusing.

There really are more than two types of diabetes. You have your type 1 diabetics, type 2 diabetics, and the gestational diabetes (what pregnant women can get), and there are people that are borderline diabetics which means they are on the edge to becoming diabetic so they have to take care of themselves too, to try to not become diabetic.

Appleboy,
Eating sugary foods does not, by itself, cause diabetes. However, it's not a good habit to eat like that, because it can cause weight gain, and weight gain can make you insulin resistant, which will cause diabetes.

If you have a family history of diabetes, it's even more important to learn how to eat properly, as you are more likely to develop it if you've got a genetic predisposition.

Another reason to eat better is that a high intake of fruits and vegetables, plus a low intake of fats and simple carbohydrates, is thought to have some benefit in preventing cancer. Unfortunately, once you've got an illness, it's too late to go back and undo all the damage you may have done over the years. So, it's best to learn good eating habits sooner, rather than later.

Ruth

Thanks for the useful information given :)

A lot of people have a wrong assumption that diabetes is just about sugars.

Ya, I agree, I also one of those victims that believe it until I read the information you guys given, I'm safe to hear that. Thanks shoe6711, wish you speedy recovery :cool:

I would like to ask information about urine. Is it true that white color is normal, yellow - drink too less water, red, kidney problem and some urine the can feel is sweet and got food smell - diabetes?

Does normal doctor take urine test and got help you check for diabetes too?

P.S
Sorry for my poor english :confused:

Appleboy,
If your blood glucose is high most doctors will run a urine test to check for Ketones if your Blood sugar has been too high , also they check the urine when you lose weight rapidly but have not tried to lose the weight.....
I have had extremely high BS readings and lost the weight but never have they found ketones....which is a GOOD thing....means my kidneys are functioning well...
Here is an exerpt from one of the health pages I have visited it explains better then I could...

Diabetes is suspected based on symptoms. Urine tests and blood tests can be used to confirm a diagnose of diabetes based on the amount of glucose in the urine and blood. Urine tests can also detect ketones and protein in the urine which may help diagnose diabetes and assess how well the kidneys are functioning. These tests can also be used to monitor the disease once the patient is on a standardized diet, oral medications, or insulin.
Urine tests

Clinistix and Diastix are paper strips or dipsticks that change color when dipped in urine. The test strip is compared to a chart which shows the amount of glucose in the urine based on the change in color. The level of glucose in the urine lags behind the level of glucose in the blood. Testing the urine with a test stick, paper strip, or tablet which changes color when sugar is present is not as accurate as blood testing, however it can give a fast and simple reading.

Ketones in the urine can be detected using similar types of dipstick tests (Acetest or Ketostix). Ketoacidosis can be a life-threatening situation in Type I diabetics, so having a quick and simple test to detect ketones can assist in establishing a diagnosis sooner.

Another dipstick test can determine the presence of protein or albumin in the urine. Protein in the urine can indicate problems with kidney function and can be used to track the development of renal failure. A more sensitive test for urine protein uses radioactively tagged chemicals to detect microalbuminuria, small amounts of protein in the urine, which may not show up on dipstick tests.

Good Luck and I hope you feel better....

Thanks for the information :) Its very useful :)

appleboy Thanks for the useful information given


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A lot of people have a wrong assumption that diabetes is just about sugars.



Ya, I agree, I also one of those victims that believe it until I read the information you guys given, I'm safe to hear that. Thanks shoe6711, wish you speedy recovery

Appleboy,

I have no clue what you meant by a speedy recovery, if you're talking about my diabetes, I will never be recovered because there is no cure for it so I will always be a diabetic. As far as the whole urine thing as far as I know yellow urine is normal and yeah some diabetic's urine does smell sweet if they have a lot of sugar in it.

Shoe,
Actually, a diabetic's urine has what's called a "fruity" smell when ketones are present. I guess this could be called a "sweet" smell, too. You can actually be spilling sugar, but if you're not producing ketones, the urine would still smell fairly normal.

The color of urine can be affected by many things, including but not limited to the amount of water you drink, the foods and beverages you consume, whether you've peed recently or haven't gone for a while, etc. The more concentrated urine is, the darker it will look. Conversely, if you drink a lot of water and are not spilling ketones, the urine will be very light. Reddish urine could be indicative of red blood cells being spilled due to either a kidney or bladder infection, or even a sign of kidney disease.

There's such a wide variation in the color of urine that, unless it looks extremely different from normal, you can't tell much by the color.

Ruth

sorry shoe6711 for my wrong :( Thanks for all info again, its very useful :)