Recently Diagnosed?
It’s not easy to hear you have diabetes. However learning about diabetes is the first step toward feeling better and living a longer, healthier life. Here’s what you need to get started on the path toward improved health
and wellbeing.
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Here's what you need to know to get started.
Living With Type 1 Diabetes
You’ve just been told you have type 1 diabetes. What now?
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At its core, proper type 1 diabetes management is composed of a handful of elements: blood glucose control and insulin management, exercise, nutrition and support.
Always Remember:
You've got this!
Living With Type 2 Diabetes
Where do I start?​
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You undoubtedly feel anxious about the lifestyle adjustments you will need to make and are unsure of where to start. The good news is that getting started with your new type 2 diabetes lifestyle is easy. You can start to redefine normalcy and live a full life with diabetes with just a few simple actions.
Always Remember:
You've got this!
Find out about the different types, symptoms and diagnosis methods by clicking on the tabs below:
Type 1
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease.
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In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose, which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long, healthy lives.
Type 2
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin.
Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells.
When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:
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Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.
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Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart.
Finding out you have diabetes is scary. But don’t panic. Type 2 diabetes is serious, but people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives.
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While diabetes occurs in people of all ages and races, some groups have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Type 2 diabetes is more common in Asians, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population.
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