What is Diabetes?
It is a chronic metabolic disease in which carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism is impaired and blood sugar rises as a result of insulin deficiency and/or insulin resistance.

What are Diabetes Types?
Type 1 Diabetes: It occurs as a result of an autoimmune (our immune attacking our own organs) response that develops against the pancreatic gland. Since insulin cannot be produced in the body, insulin must be used. It is usually seen in children and teenagers. Patients are mostly frail.

Type 2 Diabetes: It develops as a result of decreased insulin secretion from the pancreas and/or insulin resistance. Patients are generally middle-aged and older. It is often accompanied by obesity.

Gestational Diabetes: It occurs during pregnancy and usually resolves after delivery. However, these people have an increased risk of developing diabetes later on.

Complaints
drinking a lot of water
frequent urination
dry mouth
Tiredness
weight loss
blurred vision
delayed healing of wounds
Urinary tract and genital infections
sexual dysfunction
Diagnosis
Fasting blood sugar >126 mg/dl
2nd hour sugar value in sugar loading test >200 mg/dl
HbA1c >6.5%
Complications of Diabetes
Diabetes is a vascular disease and it causes dysfunction wherever there is a blood vessel. Bleeding in the eye vessels, cataracts, blindness, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, kidney failure, nerve damage, sexual dysfunction, wounds that cause losses in organs such as hands and feet

Treatment
The most important step of the treatment consists of healthy nutrition and physical activity. Medication step includes drugs that are taken orally and administered as injections.