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DIABETES

It is a disease in which patient has high blood sugar. It is because of many reasons. Either pancreas does not produce enough insulin or cells do not respond to produced insulin. It is mainly three types - type 1 ,  type 2, and gestational. Type 1 diabetes is caused when beta cells of pancreas do not produce or produce less insulin. Type 2 diabetes can be also said as insulin resistance. Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnancy. It may improve or disappear after delivery. The classic symptoms of untreated diabetes are loss of weight, polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagi (increased hunger). Symptoms may develop rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, while they usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent in type 2 diabetes. Prolonged high blood glucose can cause glucose absorption in the lens of the eye, which leads to changes in its shape, resulting in visio...

VITAMINS

                                                         HAVE A LOOK ON VITAMINS Vitamin generic descriptor name Chemical name Solubility Recommended dietary allowances (male, age 19–70) Deficiency disease Upper Intake Level (UL/day) Overdose disease Food sources Vitamin A Retinol, retinal, and four carotenoids including beta carotene Fat 900 µg Night-blindness,Hyperkeratosis, and Keratomalacia 3,000 µg Hyper vitaminosis A Orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach, liver Vitamin B 1 Thiamine Water 1.2 mg Beriberi,Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome N/D Drowsiness or muscle relaxation with large doses. Pork, oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs Vitamin B 2 Riboflavin Water 1.3 mg A riboflavinosis N/D Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, aspa...