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Effects of Diabetes on the Body
Diabetes is a disease of worldwide distribution. The term diabetes, considered in isolation, means pass through . This concept was attributed many centuries ago of an alleged kidney disorder responsible for the production of polyuria, one of the hallmarks of the disease. From a clinical standpoint, diabetes mellitus usually occurs in two stages of life, denominating juvenile diabetes to that observed mainly in adolescence or young adulthood and adult diabetes, one that affects a mature individual.
Glucose Metabolism
The glucose goes into the tissues in order to provide the basis for the same energy. The cells incorporate it in two ways: 1) through insulin used as a transport, and 2) without the hormone. Tissues that require the participation of insulin to glucose incorporation, such as resting muscle tissue and adipose tissue, called insulin, and those that do not require the hormone to incorporate glucose, such as the brain, called insulin-dependent tissues. The active muscle tissue behaves as non-insulin-made which is recommended for diabetic patients in sport.
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