Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disorder that develops when the body is resistant to the effects of--or fails to produce enough of--insulin, a hormone that regulates sugar. This insulin resistance inhibits blood glucose (a type of sugar) from...
Type two diabetes is the most common type of diabetes. While some people with type two diabetes have no obvious symptoms, many others experience fatigue, thirst, visual problems and an increased need to urinate when blood sugars get out of...
Diabetes is a chronic health problem that is characterized by excess glucose, or sugar, in your blood. The National Health Service of the United Kingdom states that there are two principle types of diabetes--type 1 and type 2. Symptoms of type 1...
Diabetes is a serious condition that is characterized by too much glucose in the bloodstream. Diabetes may cause adverse affects if not diagnosed and treated in time. It happens when the hormone needed to remove glucose from the blood--insulin--is...
Diabetes mellitus is a class of diseases that can affect how your body utilizes blood sugar, or blood glucose. You require glucose because it provides your body and mind with energy. If you have diabetes, you have too much glucose, and this can...
Diabetes causes your body's pH levels to become more acidic and develop a condition called ketoacidosis, the American Diabetes Association explains. Your body's pH level refers to the acidity or alkalinity of the fluids in your body. Diabetes...
According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes affects around 7.8 percent of the population in the United States. Diabetes is characterized by the body's inability to use glucose,...