Syncope is a common event in which there is a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone. Although syncope is generally a benign event in young adults (less than 35 years of age) and, in many cases, never reaches the attention of a physician, exercise-related syncope can signal sudden death.1,2.
Occurs when the body's immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. Type 1 diabetes develops most often in young people but can appear in adults.
This causes hyperglycemia because of a shortage in insulin production. Therefore, type 1 diabetics must rely on insulin injections to survive. Type 2 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in overweight, middle-aged adults. In this form of diabetes mellitus, the pancreas does produce insulin. However, it is either not enough to escort a sufficient amount of glucose out of the blood and into other cells, or the body is not using the insulin effectively, thereby leaving too much glucose in the blood. Either way, the result is hyperglycemia.