What Is A Diabetic
Diabetes (noun): a way to define oneself?
Diabetes Mellitus (noun): An endocrine disorder marked by inability to maintain glucose homeostasis. The type I form results from autoimmune destruction of insulin secreting cells; treatment usually requires insulin injections several times a day. The type II form most commonly results from reduced responsiveness of target cells to insulin; obesity and lack of exercise are risk factors.
Diabetes, from the Greek diabainein, to pass through, refers to the copious urination that occurs.
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Expert & Community Posts
Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...risk of obesity in childhood was just published in Diabetes Care by the American Diabetes... Read more »
Type one-and-a-half diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertFor years, we have had terminology dividing diabetes into subgroups: there's "type 1" and "type 2"... Read more »
Diabetes at Camp Bearskin: The Epilogue
By Janet Kramschuster , Health Expert...that we are one of the best. I know we are the only diabetes camp that runs this many family... Read more »
The Most Popular Diabetes Product Sites
By Amy Tenderich , Health ExpertReprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine.com Now this is interesting. ... Read more »
Inflammation and PAD
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertMore and more of what I read about diabetes implicates inflammation. So when Dr. Michael Jaff told... Read more »
Health Guide
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of... Read more »Meet Ginger Vieira
...funny person I meet—everything. When I told people I would be writing blogs about living with Type 1 diabetes, most people replied with, “How long can you really write about that? Won’t you... Read more »What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »Diabetes and Anemia
...more severe anemia symptoms are more pronounced with tiredness. About one-fourth of all people with diabetes will have problems with anemia. How serious is anemia?For untreated diabetes patients,... Read more »Support Groups
Diabetes Support Groups Are you looking for someone who understands what youre going through? Someone whos been there and lived through it? Joining a support group could be just the ticket to... Read more »Images
Medications
...is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus. Like other insulin... Read more »
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »
...high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
Related News
Medicine's Next Big Thing? Diabetes Discoveries
August 24, 2007LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 20 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. Up to 10 percent of these cases are type 1, where the... Read summary »
Researchers Find New Use for Anti-Malarial Drug
April 14, 2008By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A study reveals taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) -- an... Read summary »
Heart Danger for Osteoporosis Drug Users
May 30, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis may be linked to an abnormal heart rhythm. A new study reveals... Read summary »
Immigrant Children Less Active?
September 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Immigrant children in the U.S. may be less likely to join their local football or tennis teams than those born in America. This... Read summary »
Psoriasis and Obesity
December 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with psoriasis may have higher levels of an obesity-related hormone. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that results... Read summary »
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