Diabetes is one of the most common diseases that affect many adult Americans. Specifically, it accounts for about 90% of all diabetes cases; about 6% of the United States population. This condition can be life-threatening; therefore it is important to be aware of the adult diabetes symptoms.

Recognizing the signs and symptoms allow you to seek medical attention immediately- before progression. Adult diabetes can be easily managed; however, the longer an individual has adult diabetes, the more likely there will be a need for extensive medication management.

Diabetes risk has long been an issue worth studying. After all, we all want a lower risk to develop this condition and we work hard at doing so. We gave up eating the beloved chips although every once in a while we visit the grocery aisles where they reside in splendor. We exercise although we have become such clock watchers impatient to see that thirty minutes is up.

Yet when it comes to the connection of diabetes risk to sleep, that's where we miss out on our list of priorities. Why is that? And what is the evidence to prove that it has ranked lower in our totem pole of needs? You may need to sit down for the following statistics.

Type 1 diabetes may not be as common as type 2 diabetes, but it does not mean that this should not be given the same amount of attention.

Type 1 diabetes happens because the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, or even if it is able to do that at all, the amount of insulin is not enough. Insulin, as you must know is a hormone that is responsible in converting glucose into energy.

Normally, the insulin breaks down glucose in the blood and the essential nutrients are then distributed in the blood stream. Unfortunately, what happens with diabetes is that instead of getting the essential nutrients, the cells become starved because excess glucose is excreted out of the body through the urinary system.