Diabetes can be classified into two categories - diabetes Type 1, also known as juvenile diabetes, widely and Type 2 diabetes that mainly affects older adults. Gestational diabetes occurs in women during the stages of pregnancy or breastfeeding, and can be cured with appropriate treatment. All types of result of diabetes excess glucose levels in the blood and this can lead to serious health complications that can even be fatal if not treated.
In the case of juvenile diabetes, the production of insulin by the pancreas is lower than the requirements of the body and therefore, the levels of glucose shoot up as they are not converted to energy. This leads to the other health complications. Type 1 diabetes affects young adults and they are to survive longer than patients with type 2 diabetes. On average, this type of diabetes patients survive approximately seventy-five years if proper care is taken.
The life expectancy of patients with type 2 diabetes depends on the severity of the disease and the State of health of the person in General. Life expectancy reduced by 30% to 50% in relation to those who is not diabetic age.
If treatment is not taken quickly, complications tend to become more stringent, leading to the stroke, brain, heart attack, angina (acute chest pain) or block or narrowing of the arteries. In some cases, the nervous system is damaged and is accompanied by constipation or diarrhea, vomiting or nausea or even erectile dysfunction. Blindness Eye, damage to the kidneys, brain, cancer, infections in skin disorders, mouth and foot are other serious diabetes complications. At the latest, these symptoms are diagnosed, the shorter is the life expectancy of the patient.
