The amount of sugar in our body is for a moment known as blood glucose level. When foods are eaten, the body will break it down into the simplest form, that is glucose. Glucose is the fuel for our body where it is the key source of power for the cells. The cell extract glucose [...]

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which patients present with absolute or relative insulin deficiency. It effects about 6% of western populations and is a major contributing factor for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and peripheral vascular disease. Diabetes mellitus is also the leading cause of new blindness.1. Types of DiabetesThere are four forms [...]

Types Of DiabetesIn medical parlance, this disease is known as “diabetes mellitus” – diabetes from the Greek word for siphon, to illustrate the excessive thirst and urination, which is characteristic of this condition, and mellitus from the Latin word for honey – as urine of a diabetic person contains sugar and is sweet.Commonly, this disease [...]