A Short Note On Diabetes And Type 2 Diabetes - 2359 Words

Thesis statements Sugar is the extremely common item in people’s lives. However, only few people know the true thing that hides behind its sweet. When people eat too much sugar everyday, they will have high sugar level and cause their bodies do not have enough insulin to digest the sugar. Then, they might have diabetic disease. Introduction Diabetes There are two types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a disease that doctor can not predict or prevent. People still can produce insulin after they eat cake, cookie or drank soda. It occurs when immune system attacks the pancreas and damages the cells that produce insulin(Living with diabetes 11). However, the chance of having type 2 diabetes is affected by†¦show more content†¦Type of sugar Carbohydrates, glucose and fructose are the three types out of the various types of sugar that contains in daily food. Carbohydrates exist in sugar and starches. Also, carbohydrates can identify in two types: simple sugar and complex carbohydrates. The difference between simple sugar and complex carbohydrates is simple sugar will be broken down quickly by the body(Living with diabetes,67-68). Glucose is absorbed by the pancreas, which produces insulin to balance the sugar levels and then turns it into energy for human’s bodies.(Banks, â€Å"Ice cold trouble: do the risks of soda outweigh the refreshment?†) Fructose is the type of sugar that is usually found in fruit and sweeteners.It does not help to produce insulin and it has more negative effect on human body. Additionally, it does not make you feel full and people will keep drinking the sweet stuff. The fructose that people eat will directly go into the liver which is the primary organ that digest it. The liver will turn the fructose into a specific form of fat and store it in the liver and release it into the bloodstream. In addition, the fructose breaks down in the liver just like alcohol and it will have some similar effect like alcohol. (Diane, â€Å"Fructose: friend or foe?†) Thus, do not trust the sweet mask of the sugar. In fact, it will cause a bad disease called diabetes. Effect of soda Soda has great effect on human’s body. A regular soda has high sugar which consists of cheap corn syrup. There