Diabetes And Men - A Global Epidemic

Diabetes And Men Is Not A Good Combination

Now however, the word epidemic can be directly associated with diabetes, and it's more widespread than you may think.

An epidemic can be defined as a disease that affects a large number of people in the general population.

Not all diabetes experts agree on the exact numbers of people, because there are millions who have the symptoms of adult onset diabetes symptoms and the warning signs of diabetes, but they aren't aware of it.

For the most part, it's estimated that 3% of the population either has adult onset diabetes symptoms or have some warning signs of diabetes.

Diabetes and men seem to meet up around the age of 15 but it can show up at any age.

Type II diabetes symptoms (also known as adult onset diabetes symptoms) are characterized by your bodys failure to process sugar in the bloodstream. This type of diabetes accounts for 90 percent of the cases of adult onset diabetes symptoms.

Adult onset diabetes symptoms, type II diabetes to be exact, is connected directly with being overweight, not exercising and having poor nutritional habits. It's been found that men with diabetes tend to live a sedentary lifestyle, while eating large amounts of food high in carbohydrates, sugar and fat.

It's poor habits like this that links diabetes and men.

Your pancreas simply can't make the required amount of insulin to meet the demands of processing so much sugar resulting in the warning signs of diabetes showing up.

If this situation is left as is, more complications will appear. Here are some of the more serious adult onset diabetes symptoms:

• Retinopathy. The degeneration of the retina of the eye, leading to reduced vision or blindness.

• Kidney disease and in some cases, complete kidney failure. Your kidneys can fail due to the excessive stress of filtering too much sugar in your blood.

• Various nervous system disorders. About half of the cases of diabetes will include these disorders. Symptoms can include, but aren't limited to: impaired sensation in the limbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, and impotence. When sensation in your body is reduced, infection from injuries may worsen and not be noticed. This can lead to amputations.

• Diabetic coma – also known as diabetic ketoacidosis. This happens when you become severely dehydrated and your metabolism is greatly imbalanced. Since your cells become starved of energy, your entire body will shut down - leading to a coma.

Do You Have A Diabetes Story To Tell?

Do you suffer from diabetes? Did you at one time have diabetes but were able to beat it? Do you have an uplifting or unique story about your own experience with diabetes? Or do you have some good information that we may have missed? Share it!

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