Foot problems plague diabetics. Diabetes is the No. 1 cause of lower extremity amputations, according to a 1998 American Family Physician article titled "Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis and Classification" written by podiatrists David...
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...
There were almost 24 million diabetic children and adults in the United States as of 2007, notes the American Diabetes Association. Nearly 2 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed every year. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can cause...
According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 17 million people suffer from diabetes each year. There are two primary types of diabetes--type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is characterized by the body's inability to produce an adequate supply...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is characterized by high blood sugar and, according to 2007 information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, it affects close to 24 million people in the United States, of...
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....
Diabetes is a serious health problem facing children and teens. More than 13,000 children are annually diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, according to AtHealth.com, because they cannot properly produce insulin, and a growing number are diagnosed with...
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...
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...
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...
The Mayo Clinic reports that more than 6 million Americans do not recognize the symptoms of diabetes, which prevents timely diagnosis and treatment. Symptoms can range from mild to severe depending on the course of illness. The discomforting...
Diabetes is a disease in which insulin, the hormone responsible for blood sugar regulation, does not work effectively in the body. Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes, occurs when the body does not make enough insulin to convert food to...
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...
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....
Toddlers diagnosed with diabetes are most likely to have Type 1 diabetes, a condition where the pancreas does not secrete insulin, notes Baby Center. Insulin is required by the cells to use glucose, or sugar, for energy. This type of diabetes is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, a chronic, life-threatening condition, affects 151,000 children in the United States under the age of 20, states the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children typically develop type 1 diabetes, also called insulin-dependent or...
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...
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is the type of diabetes that is most prevalent in children. It occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly regulate levels of glucose, or sugar, in the blood stream. According to MedlinePlus, a...
Type I diabetes, also known as juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes, is the type of diabetes diagnosed in babies. According to the Mayo Clinic's website, type I diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which a baby's pancreas does not produce the...
According to MedlinePlus, diabetes is a chronic disease that is defined by high levels of blood sugar. This disease, often associated with problems in insulin production, is common in adults. Most food contains glucose, or sugar, which is the main...
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