What is Diabetes ? Diabetes Introduction

Diabetes is a disease that has to do with the body’s production of insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas. Insulin enables the body to pick sugar out of the bloodstream and to get it inside the cells where it is used for energy or is stored. However, if the body does not produce enough insulin, little of the sugar will get to the cells to produce energy or be stored. Instead, sugar builds to high levels in the blood and begins to cause problems. Simply put, that is diabetes.

The term “diabetes mellitus” comes from a Greek word meaning “to siphon” and a Latin word meaning “sweet like honey.” These words aptly describe the disorder, for water passes through the person who has diabetes as if it were being siphoned from the mouth through the urinary tract and right out of the body. Furthermore, the urine is sweet with sugar. In fact, prior to the discovery of more efficient techniques, one test for diabetes was to pour a patient’s urine near an anthill. If the insects were attracted, this indicated the presence of sugar.

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Diabetes is the Fastest Growing Disease in the World Today!

According to the Centers for Disease Control:

·       Diabetes is an epidemic.

·       17 million Americans have diabetes.

·       with 5.9 million completely unaware that they even have the disease.

·       Diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States.

·       With over 200,000 deaths each year from diabetes-related complications.

·       Among U.S. adults, diagnosed diabetes increased 49% from 1990 to 2000.

·       Similar increases are expected in the next decade and beyond.

It refers to a group of diseases and affects our body’s blood sugar glucose level. Glucose is an important source of energy. And It is vital to our health because it's make up our muscles and tissues. It also provides fuels for our brain. If one has diabetes, it is symptoms of excessive glucose in our blood. It is also notable that the causes of excessive glucose may be different but this excessive glucose can create serious health problems.

Overview of this post:

Here we will discuss one by one our education about diabetes. We will provide basic overviews of diabetes and it's best plan to handle all issues surrounding diabetes. We will post more articles with in-depth information and plans for best diabetes care.

Author: Dr.Shella M. Francillon, MD

Dr. Shella Francillon is a Medical Doctor who did intense researches on diabetes patients while being in internship in Dr. Marcelino Velez Hospital. She focus not only in the medicated side of the treatment but much in the patient's education in order for them to understand the disease. She believes the patient's coorporation is crucial to design an individualized treatment. The final goal is to reverse the process and help the body properly regulate the hormones.