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Culture and Disease

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Diabetes within the Italian community

Diabetes is a common chronic disease whereby blood glucose or sugar levels in the blood are too high . Glucose mainly comes from foods that are consumed and by the help of insulin hormone they can get into the body cells to provide energy . Diabetes is classified into two types whereby in type 1 diabetes the body is unable to produce insulin whereby with type two the body does not make insulin or use

it well in the body Therefore , when body lacks enough insulin to convert sugar into energy the sugars stay in the blood and this leads to the disease condition of diabetes . The two common types of diabetes are type 1 and type II diabetes . The condition mainly affects the old people due to lack of exercise and poor eating habits . Within the Italian community , the most common condition presented is diabetes mellitus but unlike other places in Italy it affects children between the ages of 0-14

Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreases is not capable of producing enough insulin which is meant for converting sugar into energy . When the cells are not responding well to the insulin which is produced a disease condition can arise . This leads to lack of absorption of glucose into the cell of the body and therefore high levels of glucose are found in blood . The disease manifest itself in different symptoms such as frequent urination , leathery weigh loss , hunger and excessive thirst . The disease can be controlled by exercising regularly and eating well balanced diet and avoiding a lot of sugary meals Condition can be treated by administration of insulin so as to convert the excess sugar in the blood to energy so that it can be utilized by the body cell . This condition in severe state it can cause renal failure , heart disease , blindness , and stroke or limb amputation

There is quite a high prevalence rate of diabetes in Italy which is about 3-4 of its population and it increases with age . Most of them have type II which is diabetes mellitus and it occurs mainly at the onset of adulthood

Agent or causative agent of diabetes mellitus in Italy and elsewhere are not known since the disease occurs when the body can not produce insulin properly . Type I mainly occurs in young people whereby islet of langerharn cells stops producing insulin completely . In the report by John (2002 , diabetes can also arise as a result of auto immune problem whereby the body turns against its own cells thus damaging them and rendering important processes to take place . Type II mainly affects the old people but it 's also gaining roots in younger generation due to lifestyle i .e . As a result of poor diet and sedentary lifestyle . In this type , the body is unable to utilize insulin in converting blood glucose levels to energy . Other causes of diabetes includes :-

Obesity- This mainly occurs as...

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