Diabetes affects your body's ability to process glucose, the main source of fuel for your body. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, usually diagnosed in childhood; type 2, also called non insulin-dependent diabetes; and gestational...
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that causes the body to produce inadequate amounts of insulin. Lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, eating healthfully and exercising can sometimes control type 2 diabetes. Other times, medications will be necessary.
Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly common disease in the United States. The American Diabetes Association reports that, as of 2007, the year with the latest reliable data, 7.8 percent of the population had this disease. It is characterized by the...
Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) is seen characteristically in diabetes mellitus. In diabetes, there is a deficiency of the function of insulin, the principal hormone that controls the blood levels of glucose, leading to persistent high levels of...
Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by insulin resistance and a lack of insulin necessary for converting sugar to usable glucose in the body. Various medications ranging from insulin to oral medications can be used to help treat the...
Symlin is an injectable drug used in the treatment of both type I and type II diabetes. A multi-tasking drug, it lowers blood sugar in three ways: it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver, it reduces the rate at which food moves...
A chronic condition, Type 2 diabetes affects how your body uses glucose, the body's main fuel source. Either your body resists the effects of insulin or doesn't produce enough insulin. Type 2 diabetes is manageable but not curable. Treatment...
