Type 1 diabetes, previously called juvenile diabetes, is a form of diabetes characterized by decreased insulin production by the pancreas. Insulin is essential to help cells absorb glucose from the bloodstream to use for energy. Only 5 to 10...
Diabetes mellitus is a general term for several different conditions that result in high blood glucose. Insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas, control blood glucose regulation. Insulin allows sugar to enter cells, where it's used for...
Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood glucose, or blood sugar, according to MayoClinic.com. Glucose is a type of sugar that the body uses for fuel to carry out daily functions. While glucose is...
Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body processes glucose. A healthy person produces the pancreatic hormone insulin, which helps to regulate glucose levels during digestion. A person with type 1 diabetes does not produce enough insulin...
Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition that is characterized by high levels of blood sugar due to deficiencies in insulin production by the pancreas. There are two classifications of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which...
Diabetes is a group of medical conditions associated with the body's glucose levels. In 2007, the American Diabetes Association reported 7.8 percent of the population suffered from diabetes. Three basic types of diabetes are classified, each...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a condition where the body is not able to regulate levels of glucose (a sugar) in the blood. There are three types of diabetes mellitus: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. While the causes of all three differ, a...
Diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin, or is unable to utilize insulin properly. After a meal, the body must convert food into glucose, or blood sugar, which can then be used by the cells for energy. Insulin...
Diabetes insipidus is a very rare disease in which there is an inadequate amount of a hormone called vasopressin in the body, or the kidneys do not respond normally to vasopressin. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney...
Diabetes is a condition marked by chronically high blood sugar levels. The high levels of glucose in the blood can lead to a number of health problems, including cardiovascular disease, suppression of the immune system, retina damage and problems...
There are three different types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Each type has a different cause. Having diabetes can lead to serious consequences. It is important to prevent the complications of diabetes by keeping blood...
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition, affecting the way the body uses its main source of fuel--glucose, or sugar as it is better known. The body is either resistant to insulin, a hormone the body produces to help regulate the movement of glucose...
Diabetes is a disease in which the body's blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are abnormally elevated. The body uses glucose as energy, and glucose normally circulates in the blood stream, ready to enter cells if the cells need energy. Insulin...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that can affect many parts of the body, including the heart, the kidney, the eyes and the nerves. It occurs because there is too much sugar in the blood, either because of a lack of a substance called...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that can affect many parts of the body, including the heart, the kidney, the eyes, and the nerves. It occurs because of too much sugar in the blood, a condition called hyperglycemia. There are two main...
The specific causes of diabetes are unknown. However, scientists believe that people with type 1 diabetes, the form people are born with, are genetically predisposed for the condition or were exposed to certain viruses. Type 2, or adult onset,...
Diabetes is the result of high blood sugar caused either by too little insulin or an inability of the body to use the insulin it does produce. While a definitive cause cannot be defined for many types of diabetes, there are factors that can be...
Most people are familiar with type 2 diabetes, which has a hereditary component and is often triggered by obesity. But sometimes diabetes is drug-induced, and several different medication categories are implicated as culprits. Despite the risk,...
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels become abnormally high. Diabetes is typically caused by a problem with insulin, a hormone which the body needs to regulate insulin levels in the brain. There are two main types of diabetes and...
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs when blood flows too quickly through the arteries or when the arteries narrow to the extent that blood flow requires excessive pressure to be able to pass through them. Hypertension increases your risk...
Through metabolism, the body changes much of the food eaten into glucose, a form of sugar. The body then releases insulin from the pancreas to help the glucose enter the cells in the body and be used as energy. When an individual suffers from...
Many experts believe there is no coincidence that the rise in obesity among Americans correlates with a staggering increase in diabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions. An independent study that included researchers from the Centers of...
Diabetes during pregnancy, or gestational diabetes, affects nearly 4 percent of all pregnant women in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association. It affects women who did not have diabetes before pregnancy, but have...
Some individuals develop diabetes for the first time at age 70 or even older. According to researcher Elizabeth Selvin and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, based on an analysis of data from nearly 3,000 elderly...
While no single, specific food causes type 2 diabetes, regularly eating fast foods that are high in fat or sugar can make you gain weight, increasing your chances of developing the disease. Diabetes changes the way your body processes...
Being overweight is a major risk factor for developing type II diabetes. Not all overweight people develop diabetes, so other factors, such as a genetic predisposition for diabetes, likely also play a role. Maintaining a normal weight can prevent...
Diabetes affects the level of blood glucose, the main source of fuel for cells, in the bloodstream. Diabetes may destroy insulin-producing cells in the pancreas that decrease the level of available blood glucose, or diabetes may cause the cells to...
There are many risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Some of these risk factors are family history, age, inactivity and being overweight. The diet choices you make can increase or decrease your chance of developing diabetes. The Diabetes Prevention...
If you are at risk for diabetes or have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you need to learn how to eat in away that keeps your blood sugar levels in check. Blood sugar levels that get too high or too low can lead to serious complications if left...
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