Diabetes: Group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar levels. Diabetes consists of two main types. Type one: inability to produce insulin, so the bearer must inject insulin. Type two: When the body's cells fail to use insulin properly. Type two is the more common of the two types and affects over ninety percent of the US population. Does sugar cause diabetes? “Diabetes affects more than twenty million Americans, or 2.8% of the population” (Diabetes). Populations generally affected by diabetes usually have had family members who had the disease, are over the age of forty-five, have heart disease, are overweight, and do not get enough exercise. This unwanted disease makes its way into even the strongest people who have had no symptoms. Even with a healthy lifestyle, can diabetes become preventable? Diabetes can be caused by an insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, or both. “Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar.” People need insulin to survive. People with high blood sugar levels normally suffer from diabetes because their pancreas does not produce enough insulin and their muscle, fat and liver cells do not respond to insulin. Diabetes affects people who lead an unhealthy lifestyle and are at an unhealthy weight. Type one is usually diagnosed during the early years of childhood. The exact cause of type one remains unknown. Type two usually occurs in adulthood, but this disease is increasingly being diagnosed in young people. Type two remains unbeatable, becoming more common among people in the United States due to increasing obesity and lack of exercise. Because type two develops slowly, people with type two experience few or no symptoms. Like two diab...... middle of paper...... long illness. Once a person contracts this disease there is no way to get rid of it, there are only ways to prevent diabetes. The main way to prevent diabetes is to stay healthy. Although healthy and fit people are still at risk of developing diabetes, exercise is very important. Diabetes is a very broad topic, but it all depends on a person's health and how well they take care of their body. Works Cited "Diabetes". PubMed Health. NCBI, May 10, 2010. Web. March 11, 2011. McEvoy, Michael.: Fast food consumption causes diabetes. Radiant health now. 2008.Web. March 14, 2011.Schoenstadt, Arthur. "Type 1 diabetes". eMed TV (2006-2011: 1-2. Web. March 16, 2011. "Sugar and Desserts." American Diabetes Association. American Diabetes Association, Copyright 1995-2010. Web. March 11, 2011. "Type 2 Diabetes." Pub Med Health 2011.