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A contagious disease is an example of communicable disease. Communicable diseases are transmitted easily from one person to another easily by physical contact or by the objects touch by suffering persons.
Example of contagious disease is flu. This is easily transmitted when there is a physical contact with the suffering individual or by the objects touched by him.
Diabetes is a chronic and deadly disease. It is non contagious disease. It doesn't spread by any physical contact.
Diabetes is a condition when the body cannot regulate glucose in the body. This mainly due to low production of insulin or when there is halt in production of insulin. Diabetes is mainly divided as type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is a condition when there is no insulin in the body. This halt in production is mainly due to autoimmune system of the human body which destroys the beta cells of the pancreas which are responsible for production of insulin.
Type 1 diabetes is more common among young adults and teenagers and insulin is common dose for type 1 diabetic people. So it is also known by the names Juvenile diabetes or Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Type 2 diabetes is most among diabetes. 95 percent of the people suffering from diabetes are with type 2 diabetes. It is to people who are above 40 years of age and insulin here is not a common dose. So it known by the adult onset diabetes or non insulin dependent diabetes.
Diabetes signs and symptoms of both the types are extremely similar.
The common symptoms for diabetes are
Weakness: As glucose remains in the blood and it is not converted to energy, a person feels tired and tends to sleep
Unexplained weight loss: As necessary calories are not developed in the body weight loss is a common symptom in diabetic person.
Increased Urination: As the kidneys spills out excessive sugar present in the blood there is an increase in amount of urine made. This condition leads to dehydration in the body as expelled sugar takes large amount of water along with it.
Increased thirst: This is due excessive urination. To overcome the loss of water the body tries to compensate by thirst.
Increase in appetite: It is common in type 2 diabetic patients as they suffer from a condition known as insulin resistance. Here the body makes extra insulin. One of the function of insulin is to stimulate hunger.
Poor wound healing: High glucose level is harmful to the body in many ways. It affects the immune system of the body. Immune system of the body defends against the bacteria and helps in cleaning up dead tissues and cells. It affects wound healing in the body
Nervous system damage: It is associated with high blood sugar levels. A person gets irritated, agitated, or confused most of the times.
Infections : Skin infections, yeast infections and frequent urinary tract infections occurs these are due to high blood sugar level in the body, which prevents immune system of the body to act effectively.
