Diabetes is a condition that can be of real concern as we get older. Recent information in the media has increased awareness of this potentially life threatening health condition. An increasing waistline due to middle aged spread can increase the risk of contracting this condition significantly.

There are two types of this disease, the first is type 1 most often occurs in children and teens and usually requires that blood glucose levels are checked several times throughout the day and insulin to be injected to balance the sugars in the blood. The second type, type 2 is generally contracted later in life and may only require the daily diet be monitored and certain foods and drinks with high sugar content be omitted from the diet.

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Type 1 diabetes is evident when the cells in the pancreas (beta cells) that are designed to make insulin are attacked by the body's immune system. The immune system sees these cells to be foreign to the body and destroy and damage these cells. This causes the body to function with an insulin deficiency. It is usually attributed or caused by number of viral infections that are serious enough to cause the body to defend itself in this way. Unfortunately there is no way to tell when a child or teenager has these infections or illnesses that may result in this outcome. Cases have been known where the child has not presented with any symptoms prior to contracting type 1 diabetes. Symptoms can include a rapid reduction in body weight in a short period of time, excessive thirst, excessive frequency of urination, tiredness and increases vulnerability to a wide range of viral illnesses and infections.