Juvenile diabetes, as the name implies, is a disease that most frequently found on children, although it may also be found in late adolescents in some cases. This type of diabetes is suspected by scientists to be a hereditary disease, but this conclusion is still plausible. However, it is clear that Type II diabetes is [...]
As of 2000, the prevalence of diabetes worldwide with ages ranging from 0 to 19 was estimated to be approximately less than a million. The worldwide population with age ranging from 20 to 44 was estimated to be around 34 million, while those whose age ranges from 45 to 64 was estimated to be around [...]
Gestational diabetes, or glucose intolerance as it is called during pregnancy, is a type of diabetes that occurs on pregnant women usually during the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. As opposed to juvenile diabetes which is caused by the pancreas’ inability to produce insulin, and adult onset diabetes which is caused by diet with [...]
Hunger, thirst, vomiting, headaches, nausea, confusion, dizziness, and urination are all symptoms of diabetes. However, most people ignore them as mere common complains of daily living, so it is very important to have a diagnosis once these symptoms begin to appear. The diagnosing diabetes is conducted by physicians mostly rely on the results of [...]
Diabetes Treatment varies from one patient to another depending on their general health, age, medical history, and whether they have complications and other medical problems. For patients with insulin-dependent diabetes such as juvenile diabetes and gestational diabetes, it is important to take in injections of insulin, which can be short action or long action [...]
Diabetes has both acute and chronic complications. Diabetic ketoacidosis, which is sometimes referred to as diabetic comatose, occurs when the concentration of insulin in the blood is insufficient for the needs the patient. This decrease in the concentration of insulin can be caused by the omission of insulin injections, an increase in the patient’s need [...]
Diabetes occurs when the body does not have the ability to secrete or utilize enough amounts of the hormone called insulin. Insulin is the hormone produced by the beta cells of pancreas and is responsible for the distribution of glucose throughout the bloodstream. In other words, diabetes occurs when there is a significant imbalance between [...]
Adult Onset Diabetes, or sometimes called Type 2 diabetes, is a disease that results from too much consumption of high-calorie meals accompanied with an unhealthful, and more importantly, inactive lifestyle. This type of diabetes is mostly diagnosed on adults (hence, the name) and is also the most commonly diagnosed form of diabetes, taking almost 95% [...]
