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27 Μαρ 2024 · Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose is an important source of energy for the cells that make up the muscles and tissues. It's also the brain's main source of fuel. The main cause of diabetes varies by type.
14 Μαρ 2023 · Type 2 diabetes used to be known as adult-onset diabetes, but both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can begin during childhood and adulthood. Type 2 is more common in older adults. But the increase in the number of children with obesity has led to more cases of type 2 diabetes in younger people.
27 Μαρ 2024 · Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition. In this condition, the pancreas makes little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone the body uses to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy.
6 Σεπ 2023 · Mayo Clinic defines diabetes mellitus as a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar, or glucose. Diabetes is a condition in which your body cannot manage the glucose level in your blood.
21 Νοε 2023 · Almost 30 million adults and children in the U.S. have diabetes, and there are several forms of the disease. Type 1 diabetes, which affects approximately 5% of the U.S. population, is an autoimmune disease where the body destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
Diabetes is a condition that happens when your blood sugar (glucose) is too high. It develops when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’t responding to the effects of insulin properly. Diabetes affects people of all ages.
11 Νοε 2023 · A Mayo Clinic expert explains. Prediabetes means you have a higher than normal blood sugar level. It's not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes yet. But without lifestyle changes, adults and children with prediabetes are at high risk to develop type 2 diabetes.
