Diabetes is becoming a global epidemic, but you can reduce your risk by learning about the features of diabetes, and adopting a healthier lifestyle. The World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/en/) estimates that diabetes-related deaths will increase by more than 50% in the next 10 years, but people can greatly lower their risk with a healthy diet, regular exercise, and by not smoking. Diabetes features vary between the three types. In type 1 diabetes, there’s a lack of insulin production, and in type 2 (90% of all diabetes cases), the body does not use insulin effectively. Insulin in the hormone that helps bring glucose (sugar) into the body’s cells and converts it to energy. In the third type, gestational diabetes, there is an abnormally high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia), which is discovered during pregnancy, and which can affect the unborn child. It is reported that type 2 diabetes among children is …