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Event: United Co-op & Diabetes UK - Dragon Boat Race

Date: September 3^rd 2006 

Venue: Rother Valley Country Park

Our Team:

Claire & Russ Willoughby, Neil Lawton, Paul Gateley, Anthony Wakefield, Dave Scully, George Elliott, Phil Betts, Elizabeth Roe, Terri Marshall, Andy parsons, Steven Jarvis, Donna Milner, Juliet Wilson, Paul & Ashley Williams, Craig Skelton, Jo-Anne Byrne, Rebecca Byfield & Menna Uttley.

Your kind support will be of great value to our charities aims.

 

Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes, chapatis, yams and plantain, from sugar and other sweet foods, and from the liver which makes glucose.

 

Insulin is vital for life. It is a hormone produced by the pancreas, that helps the glucose to enter the cells where it is used as fuel by the body. The main symptoms of untreated diabetes are increased thirst, going to the loo all the time – especially at night, extreme tiredness, weight loss, genital itching or regular episodes of thrush, and blurred vision.

 There are two main types of diabetes. These are:

 

 

- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes

 Type 1 diabetes develops if the body is unable to produce any insulin. This type of diabetes usually appears before the age of 40. It is treated by insulin injections and diet and regular exercise is recommended.

 Type 2 diabetes develops when the body can still make some insulin, but not enough, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly (known as insulin resistance). In most cases this is linked with being overweight. This type of diabetes usually appears in people over the age of 40, though in South Asian and African-Caribbean people often appears after the age of 25.

 However, recently, more children are being diagnosed with the condition, some as young as seven. Type 2 diabetes is treated with lifestyle changes such as a healthier diet, weight loss and increased physical activity. Tablets and/or insulin may also be required to achieve normal blood glucose levels.

The main aim of treatment of both types of diabetes is to achieve blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels as near to normal as possible. This, together with a healthy lifestyle, will help to improve wellbeing and protect against long-term damage to the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and major arteries.

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