Biruk Baye

@birukbaye · 02 Dec 2021

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Can healthy people get diabetes?

Healthy people can get diabetes. This is because they have too much sugar in them, which causes the pancreas to release too much insulin, which is needed for good blood sugar control. The most common type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes, with many people developing it as they age or if they live an unhealthy lifestyle.

Anyone at risk for diabetes should make efforts to monitor their blood glucose levels with self-testing kits.

Diabetes is a chronic condition that causes instability in blood sugar levels. When blood sugar levels move too high or too low, it can cause serious complications.

What causes diabetes?

Anyone at risk for diabetes should make efforts to monitor their blood glucose levels with self-testing kits. No matter what your ethnicity, whether you're male or female, whether you're of any age, if you've got family history, or if you've got other risk factors that put you at risk of developing the condition, making sure your blood sugar levels are normal will minimize the chances of getting Type 2 diabetes. But even healthy people get it.

How can people be healthy, yet still get diabetes?

Some people develop diabetes because they're overweight and don't take care of themselves. They can also develop it if they're not very active. Others may have a family history of the disease, which means that they are more likely to get it than someone who doesn't have diabetes in their family.1

Although there are different types, diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar levels are too high or too low. The most common type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes. But you can also get other types, such as gestational diabetes. If you've got Type 2, you may have heard about prediabetes. People with prediabetes are at risk of developing the condition.

When you eat, your body breaks down what you've eaten to use it for energy. Your body turns the food into glucose (sugar), which it then releases into your bloodstream. The hormone insulin helps move glucose out to the rest of your body, where it's needed.

What happens in diabetes?

If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels tend to be too high. As a result, the amount of insulin that's released when food is digested doesn't match up with when you need it. Because of this, glucose accumulates in your blood instead of moving out into what's called the 'resting phase'.

The glucose stays in the blood instead of being used by the cells in your body. This causes your blood sugar levels to rise, which can cause serious complications over time.

If you're having trouble with your blood sugar levels, you may have diabetes. If you are very overweight, are not very active, and don't monitor your blood glucose levels, then you're at risk. Your GP can do a test to check if you're at risk and it's really important that they get this checked out straight away if they think that it's a problem for you. This is because there is no cure or treatment for diabetes and it only gets worse over time.