Diabetes and cardiovascular risk
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that occurs when the pancreas can not produce enough insulin or when it fails to act in the body because the cells do not respond to his encouragement.
People with the disorder are more likely to suffer a critical illness cardiovascular. It is to prevent diabetes and to keep the cardiovascular risk factor.
Types of diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes:
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is often diagnosed before age 35, but can occur at any age. The cells in the pancreas that make insulin are destroyed and no longer generate it. Usually you have a sudden onset.
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is usually diagnosed in middle age of life (above 40 years), although there are rare cases in young people. Occurs essentially by a progressive resistance of the cells (especially the liver and muscles) to the action of insulin produced.
There are also two types of short-term diabetes:
Gestational Diabetes
It is diagnosed during pregnancy and may disappear after delivery.
Diabetes induced
For drugs (eg corticosteroids) or rare genetic diseases (chronic pancreatitis, etc.)..
Tags: cardiovascular risk, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 1, Gestational Diabetes, Types of Diabetes
