DIABETES Most foods we eat into glucose or sugar for energy, our bodies. Pancreas in the stomach and adjacent organs, a hormone called insulin to help glucose enter our body cells. When you have diabetes, your body does not produce enough insulin or can not use the insulin it produces. This causes blood sugar levels. …
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Diabetes Is A Chronic Disease
Diabetes is a condition affecting the body’s ability to take glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream to use it for energy. “Diabetes is a chronic disease, characterized by hyperglycemia or high levels of glucose, which is caused by deficient insulin production and/or resistance to its action.” – [National Health Priority Areas Report, Diabetes Mellitus, 1998. …
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Diabetes Is A Medical Condition
Diabetes is a medical condition, which is the result of a disorder in the metabolism and the endocrine system. Diabetes is a blood-related disease and its most typical characteristic is the high levels of blood sugar. The reason for having high levels of blood sugar is the lack of (or the resistance to) a hormone, …