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What is Diabetes?

September 6, 2009 By 7 Comments
A close up of a dictionary definition of diabetes.

In the past I have written a number of articles on diabetes.  Today I want to bring all this diabetes information together and give the topic an extensive write up. WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes  mellitus (often abbreviated to simply diabetes) is a disease that develops when your blood glucose levels become extremely high because either: - Your body is not producing enough insulin. - Your body is not responding to insulin properly. In non-diabetic people the pancreas responds to high blood glucose levels by releasing insulin.  Insulin allows your body's cells to take glucose from … [Read more...]

Pre-Diabetes Explained

June 6, 2008 By 4 Comments

Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose/sugar levels (the body's primary source of energy) are elevated because the body is not producing enough insulin (the hormone which helps your body to break down sugar/glucose) or the insulin in the body is not working as it should be. Pre-diabetes usually precedes full type 2 diabetes and describes a person with higher than normal blood glucose levels. Their glucose levels are not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes but pre-diabetes almost always leads to type 2 diabetes if preventative action is not taken. Pre-diabetes is a critical … [Read more...]