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50 per cent of diabetics don't even know
Diabetes occurs as a result of too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both. In normal circumstances our body uses sugar, in the form of glucose, to fuel muscles, fat and liver cells. The role of insulin is to facilitate the transfer of glucose from the blood stream and when it cannot, or when organs do not respond properly to insulin, Diabetes results.
There are different types of Diabetes and by far the most common is Type 2.
Type 2 Diabetes usually occurs in adulthood and comprises about 90 per cent of all Diabetes cases. Around 16 million Americans have Diabetes and the problem is increasing as a result of the poor health status of first world countries and the fact that people are living longer.
Many men don't even know they are diabetic but some of the symptoms include:
Some people are at higher risk than others for example:
Symptoms do not necessarily reveal themselves and it is recommended that all men under the age of 45 have their blood sugar levels tested every three years, thereafter as recommended by your family doctor.
