Who Does Diabetes Affect?
Health Encyclopedia: Diabetes
Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both.
To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process of food metabolism. Several things happen when food is digested:
- A sugar called glucose enters the bloodstream. Glucose is a source ...
Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes in children in the US
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I is for Insulin
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Thinking About Genes
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Two Types
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Health Guide
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Medications
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...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »
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August 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Weight loss is important for the millions of Americans who have type 2 diabetes. But a new study finds weight loss right after... Read summary »
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