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What Is Type 1 Diabetes As 15 Percent Of Haitians Is Suffering From Diabetes

Many Haitians are currently suffering with type 1 diabetes. What is it?

What is Diabetes type 1? It is a loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to insulin deficiency. The majority of type 1 diabetes is of the immune-mediated nature, where beta cell loss is a T-cell mediated autoimmune attack.

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Diabetes Type 2 As 15 Percent Of The Haitians Is Affected

The majority of Haitians who is affected by Diabetes is Type 2. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance which may be combined with relatively reduced insulin secretion. The defective responsiveness of body tissues to insulin is believed to involve the insulin receptor. In the early stage of type 2 diabetes, the predominant abnormality is reduced insulin sensitivity.

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FHADIMAC, 15 Percent Of Haitians Over 50 Are Diabetic

The Haitian population has a health issue that needs to be addressed as it is getting worst. Fifteen percent of Haitians over the age of 50 is suffering from the disease of Diabetes, according to FHADIMAC.

Like many other diseases currently affecting the population, the government needs to bring awareness to that issue as well.

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