Diabetes, an increasingly dangerous disease affecting both young and old alike. It’s called the Silent Killer, the reason is a lot of people have it and don’t even know it.

A lot of people don’t know that a weak immune system is a core cause of diabetes.

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Lets briefly explain why your immune system causes this problem.

Your immune system is predominantly suspect when you have type 1 diabetes. The reason is your body attacks the pancreas and renders it unable to produce insulin. Why your body does this is unknown, this coincides with other immune problems like crohn’s and addisons disease.

You can do things to balance your immune system, but once you have type 1 diabetes your pretty much on insulin for life.

Type 2 Diabetes

With this type of diabetes your chances are better to control or even prevent it from doing more damage.

One of the major factors with this type of diabetes is diet. Especially with all the processed foods and sweets available today. Added to this factors such as stress, smoking, sedentary lifestyles and you have the ingredients for a diabetic body.

One of the questions that pops up is, is it hereditary? The general consensus states that a family history of diabetes gives you approximately a 25% chance of getting it yourself.

Each of us has a different capacity for processing foods, this also applies to sugars. You’ll find some people that can eat double the amount of what another person can and have no adverse affects.

It’s old news about diet and exercise, but with new testing available you can get an early diagnosis so you won’t have to deal with a full blown case of diabetes.

Getting diabetes is life changing. You have to constantly regulate your blood/sugar levels and always be aware of the foods you eat. Also, learn the signs of diabetic shock so you can prevent it before it gets you.

The best prevention is to learn more about what causes diabetes. It only takes a little time, this can save you a big headache later on.