To prevent diabetes, health experts have said there is need to maintain healthy body weight. Other recommendations include eating healthy diet, avoiding sugar, saturated fats and smoking, all of which increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. They described the ailment as a chronic, non-communicable disease in which there is persistent raised blood sugar, hyperglycemia, in the body system. “Type 2 diabetes develops, when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin. He said: “Type 1 diabetes is more common in younger people, while Type 2 diabetes is more common in adults, although it is now becoming common in younger people.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2024 18:05 UTC