What Causes Diabetes? | The Dr Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

hey friends if you know someone who is constantly hungry drinks a lot of water often goes to pee and has to take a shot every day then unfortunately that person may be suffering from a disease called diabetes mellitus so in today's episode let us learn more about this condition and answer a critical question what causes diabetes zoom in [Music] diabetes also known as diabetes mellitus means to pass through is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel is too high but before we dig deeper into

the subject of diabetes first we need to learn about a body organ called pancreas that is located right behind your stomach it plays an essential role in converting the food we eat into fuel for the body cells and helps in the digestion process not only that the pancreas has another important task in hand and that is regulating the amount of sugar in your blood with the help of hormones called insulin and glucagon that are produced in a special cell with a fancy name that is the eyelids of langerhans when you eat a heavy meal the

food is converted into glucose and enters your blood to be transported to your cells all over the body so the special cells in your pancreas sense this and release the insulin to help decrease blood sugar levels it does this by activating a system that transports excess glucose from your blood into your cells where it is used as energy fuel or saved for later use on the other hand if the level of blood sugar is low the pancreas then releases another hormone called glucagon which tells the cells and liver to release the stored sugar back into

the blood and this is exactly how this long flat gland in your belly helps you maintain the level of sugar in your body but in some cases the pancreas doesn't work effectively and fails to produce adequate insulin leading to a condition we call diabetes [Music] due to the lack of insulin glucose stays in the blood and builds up resulting in the hardening of blood vessels that can lead to multiple issues like strokes heart attack or kidney failure so it's essential to spread awareness about diabetes that comes in different forms namely type 1 type 2 and

gestational diabetes in type 1 your body does not create insulin as your immune system attacks and destroys the cells in your pancreas that produces it in type 2 the pancreas cannot produce insulin as well or your body cannot use it effectively and lastly gestational diabetes develops in some women during pregnancy trivia time did you know according to who world health organization about 422 million people worldwide have diabetes yes diabetes affects one in four people over the age of 65. out of which about 90 to 95 percent of cases in adults are type 2 diabetes also

did you know that there are actually 5 types of diabetes yes apart from type 1 type 2 and gestational diabetes 2 are the less common types include monogenic diabetes which is an inherited form of diabetes and cystic fibrosis related diabetes it's question time how many types of diabetes are there do write your answer in the comments section below and hit the like and subscribe button if you haven't yet to be a part of the peekaboo kids cutesy beauty family and get a chance to get it featured by the end of our videos so here are

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