How is Diabetes Affecting People in Children and Adults?

Diabetes is a disease where the body can no longer process sugar, which causes symptoms of increased thirst, appetite, and having to pee frequently, if untreated high blood sugar levels can cause damage to the kidneys, and eyes and increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Type 1 and 2 are the existing types of diabetes. As it is known there is no cure for diabetes, but with new technologies and new medicines, everything could be and would be possible. Diabetes is a harmful disease that impacts many people, of many ages in Mexico. There are several types of diabetes, 7 or more (mody diabetes, lada diabetes, pre diabetes, etc) and only 2% of the world's population has them and people commonly just know type 1 and type 2 because they are the main ones, there’s even a type 1. 5 we’re you are in the middle of type 1 and 2. Diabetes Mellitus is classified in two groups: type 1 and type 2. Diabetes type one is due to the autoimmune beta cell destruction, this type of diabetes mainly affects people under the age of 20. Diabetes type two consists of a defect in insulin and occurs in adults over the age of 40. We also have gestational diabetes, the body is not able to produce insulin and this only occurs in pregnant women during the 2nd or 3rd trimester. There’s not a cure yet but scientists are working on that, the main treatment is to control the blood sugar through diet, oral medications, or insulin. You also have to do constant check ups to verify everything is correct and there are no complications. 537 million people in the whole world are living with diabetes, and it is estimated that in 2045 the percentage will rise up to 783 million people. Country with the most diabetic cases is China with a total of 141 million people and expected to rise up in 2045 with 174 million people, the United States with 32 million people and Mexico with 14 million people. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide, deaths usually come from the Western Pacific. Between 2000 and 2021 death increased by 3% leading 2021 with 6. 7 million deaths. Fiji is the country with the most common deaths, over 243. 61 deaths and we have Mexico on number 17 with 71. 86 deaths. Diabetes in Mexico is now the third cause of death, over 100, 000 people per year die because of this disease, the most affected ones are people around 65 years. In 2020 diabetes superpasadd Covid-19 and heart problems. In Mexico is frequently diagnosed after puberty between the ages of 15 and 19. During the last two years, diabetes has been increasing 10% in adults with a number of 14 million people, making us number 7 on the list of countries with the highest number of diabetic people worldwide, but now in 2022 we are number 10. On the other hand if this health problem keeps growing, by the year 2025 Mexico will be number 5 or 6 in the world with diabetes type 2. The main cause of why Mexicans are diabetics is because of all the foods with refined sugars, saturated fats and sodium, plus obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. If diabetes is not treated it can give you heart problems, sight loss, and kidney disease. People with type 2 diabetes can reduce this disease through activities such as changing your diet to a healthier one, being physically active for at least 30 minutes and checking your weight to keep it moderate and healthy. There are various research and experiments people have made about children and teenagers with diabetes, and they could find that during the years of 2000 and 2018 diabetes type 1 hit more in children and teenagers. The government has support programs for all those people with diabetes, we have the MIDE program and the AMARTE VA program and it tells us that in each session you have you will be able to develop new care skills for your health and that of your family. In the MIDE program you will have a specialized and trained team that will have doctors, nutritionist educators, psychologists, and coordinators. On the other hand, in the AMARTE VA program, it is based on the seven self-care behaviors, each letter is a different type of care: Alimentándome saludablemente Manteniéndome activo Reduciendo riesgos Tomando medicamentos Encontrando Soluciones Vigilando mis valores Adaptándome saludablemente I can conclude that diabetes is a hard disease and that many people suffer from that, from children to older people. It is very important to follow a treatment, to be monitored, to check up and follow the medication to not elevate the cases and hope that scientists quickly find a way that there will be a cure very soon.