World Diabetes Day: Awareness in Fighting Diabetes
World Diabetes Day is an important health awareness event celebrated worldwide on November 14 every year. The purpose of this special day is to raise awareness of diabetes among societies. It is also important to raise awareness for the prevention and management of diabetes and to provide support to people living with diabetes.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a metabolic disease that impairs the body's production of insulin or the effective use of insulin. Insulin is necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. The basis of diabetes is problems with the regulation of glucose in the body. Like high or low blood sugar. Diabetes is divided into two basic types: type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
1. Type 1 Diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes usually begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characteriz...