Diabetes Causes
DIABETES CAUSES
Since there are different types of diabetes, each type has a unique possible cause.
The main two causes of diabetes is the bodyâs failure to produce enough of the insulin hormone, and secondly the body develops a resistance to insulin.
· Type 1 diabetes is due to decreased insulin production.
· Type 2 is due to insulin resistance in peripheral tissues.
· In juvenile diabetes, the cause might probably be a lack of vitamin D.
There is also gestational diabetes that only occurs in pregnant women.
Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas does not create sufficient or any of the hormone insulin, or when the insulin produced does not work efficiently. Thus, this causes the level of glucose in the blood to be higher than normal levels
1. In Type 1 diabetes, the cells in the pancreas that make insulin are attacked and destroyed by the bodyâs own immune system, causing a severe lack of insulin.
It is not clear why this happens, but possible triggers of this reaction could be -
· infection with a specific virus or bacteria;
· exposure to food-borne chemical toxins or
