Diabetes is a fairly common lifestyle disease, but while it can’t be cured, it can be controlled. Diabetes arises due to abnormally high blood sugar levels . The insulin produced by the pancreas are responsible for maintaining glucose levels in the blood. Absence or insufficient production of insulin or an inability to properly utilise insulin causes diabetes. “Diabetes was once considered as an incurable disease. However, thanks to recent developments, we have seen that type 2 diabetes can be managed and, in most cases, reversed with modification in one’s lifestyle habits,” says Dr Manoj Kutteri, wellness director, Atmantan. Broadly, diabetes can be divided into two types. Type 1 diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a condition, mostly seen in children, where the body does not produce insulin. Type 2 or non–insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a condition where insufficient insulin is produced by the pancreas or the body gets resist...
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