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 [...]

Four warning signs you shouldn’t ignore   Full blown diabetes is easy to spot: frequent, uncontrollable urges to urinate, virtually unquenchable thirst, numbness in your hands and feet. Symptoms leading up to the full blown disease are easier to ignore. But ignorance isn’t bliss. Here are the top silent alarms.   You feel sleepy right [...]

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. Here we discuss the effects of two main types of diabetes – Type 1 Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes and it generally affects children. The other counterpart, Type 2 effect adults more. The effects of diabetes on the [...]

Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by high glucose or sugar levels in blood. Our liver gives out glucose in to blood by synthesizing the carbohydrates we consume. The pancreas, an organ between liver and stomach, produce hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose level by breaking down glucose and supplying it to [...]