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    Diabetes is a condition that affects the blood sugar levels ( glucose ), and it’s a condition that affects people of all ages with alarmingly increasing diagnostic rates. WHO reports that the number of people living with diabetes rose from 200 million in 1990 to 830 million in 2022.     Diabetes is an extremely dangerous condition that can cause a variety of other diseases, like  blindness , kidney failure , heart attacks , stroke , and lower limb amputation.  Diabetes is also reported to have affected 37.3 million people in the United States, which is about 11% of the population . ·   Diabetes arises when the pancreas is unable to produce adequate insulin , which causes an excess in glucose levels. Insulin turns the excess glucose into glucagon for later use so when there is not enough of it the body gets overwhelmed with excess glucose causing high blood sugar. ·          What is the differen...

  Hypertension is a situation that causes pressure on global health but isn’t addressed as well as it should be; 46% of people affected by High blood pressure aren’t even aware they have it, which is why this short post aims to shed some light on the topic, and so What is blood pressure? ·          Pressure in a mathematical sense is the force exerted per unit area, and it's not different in a medical sense. Blood pressure is the force your blood exerts over your artery walls. The normal blood pressure is 120/80mmHg for a person; anything above 140 systolic (heart contraction when it pumps blood) pressure and 90 diastolic(heart relaxation when it doesn’t pump blood) pressure is considered to be in the high range. What causes high blood pressure? ·          Many risk factors are associated with hypertension, including age, lifestyle choices, and genetic factors. Age: Old age in individuals caus...