Diabetes is a silent killer, and is one of the most major diseases afflicting men, women and children. Diabetes also brings many other health complications like; heart attacks, stroke and in many cases, it can even cause blindness.

Diabetes can be inherited or it simply can be develop due to unhealthy and poor eating habits.

Diabetes disease: There are two types of diabetes; Type 1 diabetes and type 2.

Type 1 is common in juveniles, while Type 2 is developed mostly by adults. However, as children are becoming more obese, teenagers and pre-teens are also developing higher chances of type 2 as well.

Poor diet's effects on health:

Over a period of time, if a person is used to eating junk food, diet rich in fat and high levels of sugar, the body's structure begins changing over time, and in most cases people will become obese. When an individual starts following an unhealthy diet for a prolong period, fat starts cluttering around the torso and mid-section of the body. Fat accumulated around the area surrounding the belly and mid section is the most dangerous of all, since it can cause negative changes in the body's metabolism if fat stays for a long duration.

Bad diet and accumulated fat will start damaging the body from within. This happens because the pancreas has been damaged. The Pancreas produces a hormone called insulin and other enzymes which are required by the body for the process of digestion. Insulin helps convert food into energy. But when the body is continuously abused because of a poor diet, the pancreas is not able to produce this hormone in the required amounts. This results in the body storing more fat around the torso. The extra fat around the mid-section causes insulin resistance, resulting in diabetes.

The sooner a person starts following an ideal diabetes treatment; the easier it is going to be to cure the disease. Ignorance or inability to control this health problem can damage people's organs, and eventually causing death.

Common signs that may indicate a potential threat from diabetes

Some of the most common symptoms would be frequent urination, excessive thirst, and constant fatigue, slow healing of wounds, cramps in legs, impotence and blurry vision. On an average, an adult is required to drink eight to ten glasses of water every day. But, if the person feels thirsty even after drinking ten glasses of water and is unable to quench the thirst, this may be a signal of this health issue. One also needs to take care of the above-mentioned signs and symptoms.