Diabetes : Definition, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

February 1, 2016 0 Comments

  Definition : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (specifically, glucose) in the blood. The blood delivers glucose to provide the body with energy to perform all of a person’s daily activities.   The liver converts the food a person eats into …

Different Kinds Of Diabetes

August 24, 2012 0 Comments

Diabetes is a condition of elevated blood sugar. When the body does not produce or cannot function properly with the insulin it produces, it has damaging effects on metabolism. If insulin is not readily available to remove glucose from the blood into cells, it results to high blood glucose which is toxic. If the basic …

Gestational Diabetes

August 17, 2012 0 Comments

Diabetes can be particularly challenging for women. Aside from the complications of coronary heart disease and depression, diabetes can also cause eating disorders and sexual health problems in women. Many women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) also have diabetes leading to researches relating ability (or inability) to produce the hormone insulin with PCOS. But …