Observe your body, if sometimes you feel is always thirsty, 
thirst faster than usual. And if you feel 
so tired, like lack of sleep, and maybe you too 
weight decreased significantly without 
follow a diet, when you sleep, your 
always wake up to urinate. 

When you realize this, you might think 
“Ah, will also disappear.” But these symptoms could be 
disease that develops and will haunt you for the rest 
life. 

You could have is one of the 250 million people 
in the world with diabetes. Even one-third 
of diabetics are unaware that they 
diabetes. Diabetes is one disease 
which can cause heart complications, kidney failure, 
amputations and blindness. 

What is Diabetes? 
Diabetes is a condition where the body can not 
produce insulin or has difficulty 
properly use insulin, insulin required 
body to process glucose, the body needs sugar 
You as energy. If your body can not 
produce or use insulin properly, then 
Your body can hold too much or too 
a little sugar in the blood. 

Diabetes is not curable, but diabetes can 
controlled through diet or eating patterns and settings 
treatment. Diabetes, if left unchecked can become 
dangerous diseases and cause various 
complications. 

There are two kinds of diabetes, namely type 1 diabetes and 
Type 2 diabetes 

Diabetes type 1 
This type of diabetes occurs when your body does not 
producing insulin without obvious cause, usually 
begins when a person was a child, or since birth, 
therefore the treatment of type 1 diabetes usually 
use insulin injections to compensate for the pancreas 
that does not work properly. Pancreas is an organ 
which produce insulin in the body. 
Diabetes type 2 

Type two diabetes is a condition where the pancreas does not 
produce enough insulin or the body produces 
sufficient amounts of insulin but who can not afford 
use it. Many people do not realize he 
type two diabetes and approximately 60,000 cases 
diagnosed each year. 
What are the complications that can occur with diabetes 
Diabetes is a lifelong disease, if not 
treated, the blood sugar levels are high can 
causes: 

Blindness 
Heart disease 
Lack of blood flow to certain organs, so that 
need to be amputated 
Nerve damage 
Erectile disorders 
Stroke 
Risk factors 
The first type of diabetes risk factors is still unknown 
clearly but type two diabetes is caused by 
many things such as: 

Age, you are aged 40 years and over more risky 
for developing diabetes. 
Obesity, excess weight, especially abdominal fat 
will increase the risk of diabetes. 
Lifestyle that is too passive, sitting in an office all day, 
never exercise and lack of sleep can 
increase the risk of 
Having a family with diabetes 
A diet high in cholesterol and high bad fat 
or saturated fat. 
Tribe or race is easier to develop 
diabetes. 
Food 
The food you eat 80% will be converted into glucose 
(Sugar) by the body, even if you rarely eat candy or 
chocolate, there are many other foods that are converted into 
sugar by the body, among others: 

White rice 
Any kind of bread but whole wheat bread 
Potatoes, bananas and certain fruits that levels of GI- 
its high 
Syrup and ice cream, as well as all other sweet foods 
What can you do to prevent diabetes 
Settings diet and exercise. A healthy diet and 
exercise can reduce the risk of diabetes. Limit the number of 
saturated fat and trans fat in your diet, and 
do not smoke and eat the sweet- 
sweet.