Diabetes, a silent killer, is the leading cause of many serious health complications. This chronic medical condition is characterized by increased levels of sugar in the blood caused by the inability of body to produce or use insulin. The most frequent types of diabetes or diabetes mellitus are type 1diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational [...]

Type I is known as the insulin dependent diabetes. Natural supplies of insulin, produced in the pancreas, have failed and it needs to be replaced by regular injection. The reasons for this failure are uncertain, although an autoimmune response in combination with genetic and environmental influences have been suggested. Type I diabetes usually occurs in [...]

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body’s tissues absorb glucose (sugar) so it can be used as a source of energy. The condition may also develop if muscle, fat, and liver cells respond poorly to insulin. In people with diabetes, glucose levels [...]

When learning biology and human biology “homeostasis” is a topic one comes across very often. Your tutors in Sydney would tell you that homeostasis is the maintenance of a nearly constant internal environment so that the cells can function at their optimum level and our bodies can function normally. But some times due to various [...]