Blood Glucose And Diabetes
Picture of Pancreatic beta cell: A type of cell in the pancreas that makes insulin. The pancreas is a fish-shaped organ that stretches across the back of the abdomen behind the stomach. Within the...
View ArticleHistory of Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the oldest known human diseases. Its full name is diabetes mellitus which comes from the Greek words for syphon and sugar and describes the most obvious symptom of uncontrolled...
View ArticleDiagnosis of Diabetes
People find out they have diabetes in many different ways. It is not uncommon for people who have had undiagnosed non-insulin-dependent diabetes for years to find out when an ophthalmologist notices...
View ArticleSymptoms of Diabetes
People with type I and II diabetes experience some of the same symptoms. However, there is a difference in their severity. Symptoms of Type I Diabetes: Insulin-Dependent Diabetes constant, severe...
View ArticleCauses of Diabetes
If you are overweight, losing weight can reduce the risk of developing diabetes. No one actually knows why some people develop diabetes and others do not, but there are likely to be several factors...
View ArticleTreatment of Diabetes
Can Diabetes Be Prevented? The ideal treatment would be to prevent diabetes occurring at all. We do not understand what are the triggers that cause damage to the small beta cells that produce insulin...
View ArticleWomen And Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a unique form of diabetes which occurs in pregnancy, probably as a result of hormones made by the placenta which alter the way insulin works. Although glucose levels usually...
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