The onset of diabetes may be accompanied by many types of diabetes symptoms. But the American Diabetes Association warns that diabetes may also arrive quietly, with many of the symptoms overlooked as mild annoyances. The Mayo Clinic warns that...
Approximately 3 to 8 percent of pregnant women in the United States develop a condition called gestational diabetes, according to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Gestational diabetes can result in unusually high blood sugar levels...
Close to 200,000 Americans under age 20 have diabetes, according to 2007 data from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. In type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough...
If you have diabetes, your body is either unable to produce or effectively utilize insulin. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 24 million people in the United States struggle with diabetes. People over the age of 45...
Diabetes refers to a group of conditions that affect the way the body responds to blood sugar, or glucose. According to the Centers for Disease Control, diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases affecting children and adolescents in...
A child that develops persistently high blood sugar levels can be diagnosed with a medical condition called type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, which was formerly referred to as juvenile diabetes, is diagnosed in over 15,000 juveniles in the United...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by increased levels of sugar in the blood, also known as hyperglycemia. Two variants of DM exist: type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 1 is characterized by an...
Diabetes can occur during childhood, adulthood or as a result of becoming pregnant. The two main types of diabetes are Type1 and Type 2. In both types, your body may not produce enough insulin. In the case of Type 2, your body may make enough, but...
Diabetes is a prevalent disorder characterized by chronic high blood sugar, known as hyperglycemia. While several types of diabetes exist, cases of type II diabetes mellitus are rapidly increasing in most age groups due to a rise in obesity rates....
Diabetes is a disease in which the pancreas does not produce adequate insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar. Adolescents may develop type 1 diabetes, which causes little to no insulin production, or type 2 diabetes, which causes the body to...
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which people have high levels of blood sugar. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse estimates that nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes. Of these, 11.5 million are women. While patients with...
Diabetes is a serious disease that causes an imbalance of insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar and energy levels in the body. Untreated diabetes can cause organ and nerve damage and lead to permanent physical disability....
According to the American Diabetes Association, 12 million American men are affected by Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. The ADA calculates that more than 11 percent of men aged 20 or older are affected by these diseases. While many of the symptoms of...
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition generally diagnosed in children, teenagers and young adults. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells, which produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that aids in the process of...
Symptoms of diabetes may seem harmless or unrelated to a disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. Many people do not recognize the signs as diabetes. Early treatment can reduce symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications that occur when...
An estimated 18 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2007, according to the American Diabetes Association. Moreover, about 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes, with almost 2 million new cases of diabetes...
More than 90 percent of cases of diabetes in children are Type 1 diabetes mellitus, or insulin dependent diabetes. In Type 1 diabetes, no insulin is being produced by the pancreas. The cause of Type 1 diabetes is often an autoimmune response...
Blood must contain a certain amount of sugar, called glucose, to properly nourish and energize the body. Diabetics, however, have more blood glucose than their bodies can use, and this damages the body. According to the American Diabetes...
Foot complications are common in diabetic patients and often are caused by the body's poor circulatory system. According to PodiatryChannel.com, leg and foot problems are the primary cause of hospitalization for diabetics. Diabetes is also the...
Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, affects the body's metabolization of blood sugar. Blood sugar, or glucose, is necessary to fuel the body. According to MayoClinic.com, it is not unusual to go months or years without knowing you have diabetes as the...
Children who suffer from diabetes usually have type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, which is characterized by the pancreas no longer producing insulin, according to the National Library of Medicine. Insulin is needed in order to for...
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high due to problems with insulin, a hormone which pulls sugar out of the blood. One form of diabetes, known as type 1 diabetes, is caused by a lack of insulin production and can...
Discovering and treating eye complications associated with diabetes can prevent more severe conditions from occurring, including blindness. Left untreated, cataracts, glaucoma and retinopathy may be diagnosed. Eye disorders are often caused by...
Prior to the discovery of insulin in the early 1920s, people with type 1 diabetes died shortly after the disease manifested, explains the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Today both types of diabetes can be treated in a variety of ways....
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious medical condition that occurs when the body starts burning fat for energy, releasing ketones (acids) into the bloodstream that ultimately poison the body. It occurs predominantly among those with Type 1 diabetes....
Diabetes patients frequently suffer from foot disorders and complications. Everyday foot problems, such as a small cut or callus, can evolve into a serious problem. According to Podiatry Channel at HealthCommunities.com.com, leg and foot problems...
Numerous complications or symptoms are associated with diabetes progression. According to MayoClinic.com, diabetes care is a lifelong responsibility, and following a diabetes treatment plan takes a significant amount of commitment. It's important...
A person with diabetes mellitus who experiences frequent, wide-ranging fluctuations in blood glucose levels is said to have brittle diabetes. This occurs almost exclusively in people with type 1 diabetes. Because their bodies produce little to no...
According to MayoClinic.com, diseases that describe the dysfunctional control of your blood sugar, or glucose, are collectively referred to as diabetes mellitus. There are three basic types of diabetes, type 1, type 2 and gestational. When left...
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