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How to Avoid The Risk of Diabetes?

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Diabetes is one of the most common diseases affecting the population, especially in those who do not have good, healthy eating habits.

Types of diabetes

- Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetics produce little or no insulin. This type of diabetes usually appears in childhood or youth and those who suffer from external sources need insulin your body to help control their blood sugar.

- Type 2 Diabetes
In this type of diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin or can not use it properly. It is the most common variant of the disease that usually appears in adulthood. Often can be controlled with diet and exercise, but other times, it takes pills and even injections of insulin.

- Gestational Diabetes
It affects some pregnant women and usually disappears after delivery. Often recur in future pregnancies (two of every three cases). Having suffered from gestational diabetes increases the risk for type 2 diabetes later.

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