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 initial stage of symptoms may be very subtle. According to 2010 information from the American Diabetes Association, approximately 6 million Americans have type 2 diabetes and don't know it.
The herpes virus is able to remain in the body in a dormant phase, which means that it can't be cured. As a result, the herpes type I virus can cause infections throughout the patient's life. Herpes type I can cause symptoms in...
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 char...
Diabetes Type I also is known as juvenile diabetes because it typically occurs in children and young adults. The cause is not known, the Mayo Clinic reports, but may be related to heredity. Type I diabetes is caused by the...
By that time, however, your kidney function has been seriously compromised and your health is at risk. If you are a diabetic, the best way to manage nephropathy is to submit to annual tests that detect a protein, known as al...
Treating the symptoms of the type of precocious puberty that occurs in children with McCune-Albright syndrome can be difficult. Most often seen in girls, the cause of early puberty in MAS is very different from that of other d...
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Common conditions such as athlete's foot fall into this category. You can identify a soft tissue infection by conducting an examination of your foot and considering your symptoms. If any red, white or pus-like deposits are v...
Type 1 diabetes symptoms may not cause alarm at first, especially since they can follow an injury or a virus such as the flu. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent bathroom breaks and blurred vision due to dehydra...