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Other health benefits of honey include as a hay-fever remedy, to help relieve sore throats and coughs, and as an anti-bacterial in the healing of wounds.
The six main symptoms of Diabetes include:
• Unexplained weight loss
• Wounds healing slowly
• Excessive thirst
• Having to urinate often, especially during the night
• Severe tiredness
• Experiencing infections such as thrush.
The advice – if you are suffering from any of these symptoms – is to contact and consult your GP or call the NHS’s 111 helpline.
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Diabetes is one of the most common conditions in the UK.
According to Diabetes UK, more than 4.9 million people in the UK have the condition, a number they predict will grow to 5.5 million by 2030.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body cannot make any insulin. Usually diagnosed in young adults and children, this is the least common of the two types, with around eight percent of people with diabetes having Type 1.
Those who are diagnosed will normally be prescribed insulin to replace the hormone that they’re unable to produce.
Type 2 diabetes is caused either by your pancreas not producing enough insulin or your body no longer being able to use the insulin it makes properly.
Type 2 diabetes treatment is different – lifestyle changes such as increased exercise and a healthier diet can help people to improve their condition.
However, many people with type 2 diabetes require medications to treat their conditions.
The most important factor, particularly with Type 1 diabetes, is that blood sugar levels need to be monitored regularly.
However, even though diabetes needs to be managed and monitored it is not a limiting condition. Earlier this year Radio 1 Xtra presenter & Type 1 Diabetic, Reece Parkinson successfully completed his first Ultramarathon.
Other famous figures who live with the condition include the former Prime Minister Theresa May and comedian Ed Gamble.
Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes have their own risk factors that will affect how likely you are to get the condition.
The second factor is family history. If a member of your close family has it, then there’s a greater likelihood that you may develop it. According to Diabetes UK, there is little scientific certainty about the exact causes of Type 1.
More is known about the risk factors of Type 2 however. The most notable factor is your lifestyle, such as your weight and how much you smoke, drink and exercise. A healthy diet (with no smoking) will lower the chances of developing Type 2.
Other mitigating factors include your ethnicity. You’re two to four times more likely to get Type 2 diabetes if you’re of South Asian, African Caribbean or Black African descent.
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