What Is Diabetes? By Rita ,Gabriel and Me

Diabetes is a disorder where glucose (sugar) cannot enter the body’s cells because the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin. The insulin acts like a key so the carbohydrates can enter the cells. There are two different types of diabetes type 1 and type 2. Type 1 means that the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin. Glucose then builds up in the body which makes you fatigued or tired. Type 2 means the pancreas makes insulin but it doesn’t work properly. Sometimes if untreated, you may experience a different variety of disabilities.

It starts in the stomach. All the food gets divided into 3 groups, carbohydrates, protein and fat . The carbohydrates break down to starches and glucose, which enter the bloodstream. While they’re travelling through the bloodstream, the pancreas then produces insulin. The insulin acts like keys so the glucose can enter the muscle and fat cells. This gives energy to the body.  

The consequences and the effects to having diabetes can be very severe. Things like blindness, tiredness, and lack of urine affect your body. To make it even worse, if you've been living with it for quite a while, as in years, you will quite possibly die from a sudden heart attack, stroke or even kidney failure. Having diabetes makes your life become more of a hassle.

There aren't many solutions to having diabetes. Instead, people try to reduce the effects of diabetes by oral medication from their doctor. The easiest way to monitor type 2 diabetes is to exercise. Running around the basin, bike rides, or any fitness is the key. Unfortunately type 1 diabetes can only be reduced by getting an insulin shots from your doctor.

Pools In The Holidays

Heading on down to the G I pools with my friend Ashleigh we wonder if anyone is there. We were planning to meet up with a couple of friends down at the pools. We arrive and see that most of the yr 8 boys and some girls from P.T England school were there.

The girls we saw were sitting on the platform where all the bags were lying, we sat next to them and saw that most of the yr 8 boys were in the pool. Ashleigh and I went to get changed and sit next to the pool. Walking down the ladder chills go up my spine the water was so cold!

Swimming down to the other end of the pool we hang out with our friend Raenan. We play I dare you for a while and then almost everyone walks into the medium size pool because its warmer. I slide down the side of the pool and just relax it was so warm I could just go to sleep. We played a bit of ball tiggy and tackled one another a few times but it was fun.

It was now one thirty and none of our other friends had arrived. But just around the corner Makerita walked through the doors."Hey Rita what took you so long you were supposed to be here at 12:00?" She said that she had to wait for her mum or someone over 16 to look after her sister. Tanisha her friend was sixteen but apparently you had to be 17 or older . So when her mum arrived all of us went back inside the big pool for a little while.

Me and Ashleigh had to go back to my place at around two so we left Rita and that behind. Ashleigh and I came home and saw that my sister and nana had came back from housie. Ash and I went inside the house and I rang up my mum. She said that Ash could sleep over if she wanted. I was so excited! After my call, Ash rang her parents up. "Yeah I can sleep over" she said. We both did a little dance and sat down and started to play play-station. The End

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This is a movie that I made. I got the Idea from reading The Black Enigma it is a pretty cool book. The actors in this movie are Makerita, Ashleigh and Kendrix. The people behind the camera were James T and me. Please watch and post your feedback.