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by Gabriel Adams, Gab

The first type of diabetes is type 2 diabetes that affects people who have high blood pressure, are overweight or have a family history of diabetes. Other causes may be inactiveness, strokes, vascular disease, or high cholesterol levels. People over forty-five are at risk for type 2 diabetes as well. People who have type 2 diabetes do not take insulin because the body produces enough insulin, however the body does not recognize the insulin as insulin and does not use it the right way. As a result, the glucose enters the blood stream and builds up causing the body to malfunction.

The build up of glucose in the blood stream can cause dehydration, diabetic coma, nerve damage, hardening of the arteries and kidney damage. The longer the body goes without proper treatment, more damage is done to the body and can lead to death. Although type 2 diabetes is found in more adults, children are prone to this type of diabetes as well.

Type 1 diabetes usually shows up in children, but can affect some adults. Type 1 diabetes is caused when the pancreas does not make any insulin for the body. The insulin is needed so that the glucose can enter the body cells instead of staying in the blood stream, which leads to a build up of sugar in the blood. If a build up of sugar in the blood occurs, long-term health problems will arise such as diabetic ketoacidosis, which can lead to death. If left untreated, type 1 diabetes can lead to kidney failure, nerve damage, blindness and other eye problems as well as heart problems.

Type 1 diabetes was called juvenile diabetes for years before being given the current title. Type 1 diabetes was known to affect children more so than it did adults. The different between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that with type 1 diabetes the body does not make insulin and with type 2 the body does not produce enough insulin to sustain the body. For the most part, people who have type 2 diabetes just need a proper diet with exercise and some medication to treat the diabetes. With type 1 diabetes, people have to take insulin shots and watch there sugar counts.

Some symptoms of type 1 diabetes might be an increase in thirst, hunger after eating, dry mouth, increased urination, weight loss and fatigue. Type 2 diabetes may have the same symptoms as type 1 diabetes, however, most of the time you do not experience any symptoms. Some other symptoms you may notice with type 2 diabetes are tingling of the feet or hands, weight gain, itchy skin around the groin or vaginal area as well as yeast infections and sores that heal slowly.

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should seek medical advice to confirm if it is or is not a form of diabetes. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important for people who have diabetes or show any signs of diabetes symptoms. If you discover your diabetes early, you can work to counter it before it becomes too serious. Prolonging a check up can cause more harm to the body.

In spite of that, in today's inactive world where almost every indispensable job can be carried out online, from the ergonomic chair in front of a computer, or with a streaming line of messages from a fax machine, exercising can be a hard argument to win over. The Weight of Exercise

Everyone should exercise, yet the health experts tells us that only 30% of the United States population gets the recommended thirty minutes of daily physical activity, and 25% are not active at all. In fact, inactivity is thought to be one of the key reasons for the surge of type 2 diabetes in the U.S., because inactivity and obesity promote insulin resistance.

The good news is that it is never too late to get moving, and exercise is one of the easiest ways to start controlling your diabetes. For people with type 2 diabetes in particular, exercise can improve insulin sensitivity, lower the risk of heart disease, and promote weight loss.

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is on the rise. The number of people diagnosed with diabetes every year increased by 48% between 1980 and 1994. Nearly all the new cases are Type 2 Diabetes, or adult-onset, the kind that moves in around middle age. Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes include increased thirst, appetite, and need to urinate; feeling tired, edgy, or sick to the stomach; blurred vision; tingling or loss of feeling in the hands.

The causes of type 2 diabetes are complex and not completely understood, although research is uncovering new clues at a rapid pace.

However, it has already been proven that one of the reasons for the boom in type 2 diabetes is the widening of waistbands and the trend toward a more deskbound and inactive lifestyle in the United States and other developed countries. In America, the shift has been striking; in the 1990s alone, obesity increased by 61% and diagnosed diabetes by 49%.

For this reason, health experts encourage those who already have type 2 diabetes to start employing the wonders that exercise can do for them. Without exercise, people have the tendency to become obese. Once they are obese, they have bigger chances of accumulating type 2 diabetes.

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that over 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are clinically overweight. Therefore, it is high time that people, whether inflicted with type 2 diabetes or not, should start doing those jumping and stretching activities.

Getting Started

The first order of business with any exercise plan, especially if you are a "dyed-in-the-wool" sluggish, is to consult with your health care provider. If you have cardiac risk factors, the health care provider may want to perform a stress test to establish a safe level of exercise for you.

Certain diabetic complications will also dictate what type of exercise program you can take on. Activities like weightlifting, jogging, or high-impact aerobics can possibly pose a risk for people with diabetic retinopathy due to the risk for further blood vessel damage and possible retinal detachment.

If you are already active in sports or work out regularly, it will still benefit you to discuss your regular routine with your doctor. If you are taking insulin, you may need to take special precautions to prevent hypoglycemia during your workout.

Start Slow

For those who have type 2 diabetes, your exercise routine can be as simple as a brisk nightly neighborhood walk. If you have not been very active before now, start slowly and work your way up. Walk the dog or get out in the yard and rake. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park in the back of the lot and walk. Every little bit does work, in fact, it really helps a lot.

As little as 15 to 30 minutes of daily, heart-pumping exercise can make a big difference in your blood glucose control and your risk of developing diabetic complications. One of the easiest and least expensive ways of getting moving is to start a walking program. All you need is a good pair of well-fitting, supportive shoes and a direction to head in.

Indeed, you do not have to waste too many expenses on costly "health club memberships," or the most up-to-date health device to start pumping those fats out. What you need is the willingness and the determination to start exercising to a healthier, type 2 diabetes-free life.

The results would be the sweetest rewards from the effort that you have exerted.

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