City of Laredo Health Department issued the following announcement on Oct. 30.
There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. They have similar symptoms, and over time, they can lead to many of the same complications. However, they are very different diseases.
Type 1 diabetes is the result of the body not producing insulin on its own. Taking insulin is necessary for survival, to move glucose from the bloodstream into the body’s cells.
For people with type 2 diabetes, the cells have stopped responding well to insulin. The body struggles to move glucose from the blood into the cells, despite adequate levels of the hormone. Eventually, their bodies may stop making adequate insulin entirely.
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first seen in a pregnant woman who did not have diabetes before she was pregnant. Some women have more than one pregnancy affected by gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes usually shows up in the middle of pregnancy. Doctors most often test for it between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.
Often gestational diabetes can be controlled through eating healthy foods and regular exercise. Sometimes a woman with gestational diabetes must also take insulin.
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Source: City of Laredo Health Department
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