{"id":789,"date":"2014-05-28T10:38:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T09:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/leadingedge\/?p=789"},"modified":"2015-10-13T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T14:22:09","slug":"diabetes-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/leadingedge\/2014\/05\/28\/diabetes-ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes – Ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two forms of Diabetes Type I and Type II. Type II is the most common and represents up to 90%<\/a> of all cases of Diabetes.<\/p>\n

A key issue with Type II diabetes is that in the majority of cases it is defined as an age related health issue as its onset begins when adults reach their mid 40’s or older.<\/p>\n

What is Diabetes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diabetes is a disease where there is too much sugar\u00a0(glucose)<\/strong>\u00a0in the blood.\u00a0Glucose enters your body from the foods you eat such as cakes, fruits, pasta and bread. Your body uses glucose as\u00a0energy<\/strong>\u00a0for everything you do.<\/p>\n

\"\"The insulin peptide structure<\/div>\n

Insulin<\/strong>\u00a0is a hormone that is made in the pancreas when there is too much glucose in the blood. Insulin acts like a key that opens the doors that lets glucose move from the blood and into your cells. It is then used for energy.<\/p>\n

When someone\u2019s body loses its ability to produce Insulin, they have Type 1 Diabetes and when someone\u2019s Insulin loses its ability to \u2018open the door\u2019 to their cells, they have Type 2 Diabetes.<\/p>\n

Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n