Diabetes - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Overview. 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.
Diabetes: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and More - Healthline
WEBJan 30, 2023 · Find out everything you need to know about diabetes here, including types, symptoms, causes, and risk factors. Learn about how it’s diagnosed, whether it can be prevented, its effects, and more.
Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBApr 5, 2023 · Diabetes factsheet from WHO providing key facts and information on types of diabetes, symptoms, common consequences, economic impact, diagnosis and treatment, WHO response.
Diabetes: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
WEBFeb 17, 2023 · 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. Most forms of diabetes are chronic (lifelong), and all forms are manageable with medications and/or lifestyle changes.
Diabetes - Wikipedia
WEBDiabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects.
What Is Diabetes? - NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and ...
WEBDiabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is your body’s main source of energy. Your body can make glucose, but glucose also comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps glucose get into your cells to be used for energy.
Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn't …
Diabetes - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBMar 27, 2024 · A reading of more than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) after two hours means you have diabetes. A reading between 140 and 199 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L and 11.0 mmol/L) means you have prediabetes. If your provider thinks you may have type 1 diabetes, they may test your urine to look for the presence of ketones.
Diabetes - NHS
WEBDiabetes is a condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high. There are 2 main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes – a lifelong condition where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. type 2 diabetes – where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body's cells do not react ...
WebMD Diabetes Center: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Tests, and …
WEBLearn about type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, diet, management, and diabetes prevention.
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