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=__**Wikipost #1-Genetics**__=

__**October 11th, 2013**__
For my first Wikipost, I thought that I would do it on a disease that affects over 9 million Canadian's lives each and every day. It currently has no cure, and is more likely to be found in the family members of others who have had it. It is also more likely to be found in Mexican Americans, American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans.

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Diabetes is a disease that has three different types.

Type 1:
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and adolescents, when the pancreas is unable to provide insulin, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.Without insulin, glucose builds up and is not used for energy. people with type 1 will need to take insulin injections and maintain a special diet for the rest of their life. Type 1 affects around 10 percent of diabetics. Some people refer to type 1 as insulin-dependent diabetes , juvenile diabetes , or early-onset diabetes .

Type 2:
Type 2 diabetes this is when the body either doesn't provide enough insulin, or the cells in the body do not react to the insulin that is being made. Some refer to this as insulin resistance. Approximately 90 percent of diabetics have type 2. While you may be able to control your type 2 with exercise, healthy diet and losing weight, and because type 2 is a progressive disease(gets worse over time) most will have to end up taking insulin, usually in form of a tablet.People that are overweight, or obese have a higher risk of having type 2 diabetes. This is because the fat in the body causes it to release chemicals that destabilize the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. **Type 3:** Type 3 diabetes is called gestational diabetes, and is only found in pregnant women. Pregnant women have an increase in glucose, to which the insulin cannot keep up resulting in high glucose levels. Most gestational diabetics can control their diabetes with diet and exercise, while 10-20 percent will need to take a form of glucose regulating medication.

How to identify diabetes
Major signs of diabetes are frequent urination, disproportionate thirst, intense hunger, weight gain, unusual wight loss, increased fatigue, irritability, blurred vision, cuts and bruises don't heal properly or quickly, skin/yeast infections, itchy skin, gums are red and/or swollen, gum disease/infection, sexual dysfunction among men over 50, numbness or tingling especially in hands and feet.

Treatment of diabetes
While there is no known cure for diabetes, it is certainly treatable.The goals for diabetes treatment are to manage blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.If you have type 1, are active, follow a healthy diet and take insulin, you most certainly can lead a normal life. For type 2, you need to watch your weight, have a proper diet and exercise. Another common method is to take medication, often in the form of a pill;insulin may be added to the treatment plan later on. As for gestational diabetes,  often treatment plans include a personalized carbohydrate-controlled diet, regular physical activity and, even insulin injections, until the baby is born.

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