A new type of diabetes called “Fifth Type Diabetes” was recently classified as a distinctive form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation, so what is it? What are its symptoms?
Despite his name, there are more than 12 different types of diabetes. The classification is not accurate as the numbering suggests, according to a report in the Independent by Craig Bell.
First, let’s get to know the well -known diabetes, then we move to the new type 5 sugar type.
Diabetes is a metabolic disease – metabolism is also known as metabolism, which is the process of converting food into energy and other substances used by the body – caused by a lack of insulin hormone, or poor natural response from the cells of the body to insulin that enters the sugar in the blood (glucose) into the cells, and in both cases the result is similar, as the levels of glucose in the blood rise over the normal level, and this leads to negative effects on the body Urgent and later.
Insulin is a hormone made by beta cells in the pancreas, which secretes insulin into the bloodstream after eating, in response to high sugar in the bloodstream.
Glucose forms the energy to which the food that a person eats turns, and is excreted in the blood, so the cells of the body take it and burn it to produce the energy needed for its vital processes. To do this, it needs the hormone insulin that makes glucose move from the bloodstream to the cells.
The higher the level of glucose in the blood, the greater the pancreas, the more insulin to reduce it.
In normal conditions, the body maintains the level of glucose in the blood in a range between 70 and 120 milligrams per decieler, through a mechanism that ensures that it maintains its level even if the person fasts for a long time from food, or (vice versa) eating a large amount of it; As for diabetes, glucose rises above the normal limit.
Known types of diabetes
1- Diabetes of the first type
Type 1 diabetes occurs because the immune system in the body is accidentally attacking insulin -producing cells in the pancreas. This self -reaction can occur at any age, from childhood to aging.
It is not associated with diet or lifestyle. Instead, it is possible that a mixture of genetic predisposition and environmental stimuli, such as viral infection.
Treatment includes a lifelong insulin treatment, given by injection or pumps.
2- Diabetes of the second type
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of this disease, and is often associated with the high body mass index (BMI). However, it can also affect people with normal weight, especially those who have strong genetic predisposition.
Enhancing the body of the body of insulin can help control blood sugar levels. Some medications enhance insulin production of the pancreas, while other drugs improve insulin allergy.
For example, hundreds of millions of people around the Metformin world are eating. This medicine improves insulin sensitivity and stops the production of sugar in the liver.
There are dozens of different medications to help control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients. It has been proven that allocating the treatment for each individual greatly improves health results.
Lifestyle changes can also treat diabetes. This can be achieved by following a low -calorie diet (800 calories per day). In a research experiment, adherence to this 12 -month diet resulted in the reflection of the path of diabetes in 46% of people.
3- Pregnancy diabetes
This type of diabetes develops during pregnancy, usually between the 24 and 28 weeks. It occurs due to hormonal changes that reduce the body’s sensitivity to insulin.
Risk factors include weight gain or obesity, a family history of diabetes, and a child’s birth in a previous pregnancy.
This disease can be treated by following a diet and exercising, using insulin tablets or injections.
4- A group of rare forms of diabetes
There are at least 9 sub -types of diabetes, including rare genetic forms, sometimes caused by one genetic change. Other types can occur due to treatment, such as surgery or medications, such as steroids.
Of these types:
- Diabetes, which appears at an early stage of life.
- Diabetes in youth, or what is known as Modi, occurs later in life and is associated with genetic changes.
- Type 3C diabetes, which occurs due to pancreatic damage.
- Diabetes associated with cystic fibrosis, where about a third of people with cystic fibrosis are infected with diabetes by the age of forty.
Fifth type diabetes
We come to the new type, and is associated with malnutrition during an early period of life. Fifth Fifth Diabetes is more common in poor countries. It affects about 25 million people around the world.
People suffer from low body weight and insulin deficiency. But insulin deficiency is not caused by the immune system. Instead, the body may not get proper nutrition during childhood to help the pancreas to grow normally.
Studies conducted on rodents have shown that a low protein diet during pregnancy or adolescence leads to poor growth of the pancreas. This is known for many years. The small size of the pancreas is a risk factor for various types of diabetes, that is, a decrease in insulin -producing cell reserves.
Fifth type diabetes symptoms
They are the same symptoms of diabetes of all kinds, including:
- Thirst
- Urinating more frequently than usual, especially at night
- Extreme fatigue
- Weight loss
- Muscle weakness
- Lack of vision