The word diabetes is an interesting one. Its origin is in the Greek language where it is derived from the word for a siphon or, more simply, a pipe or hose. This word was used...
Type 1 diabetes is entirely due to an almost complete deficiency of insulin. The deficiency is the result of the immune system erroneously attacking and destroying the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. For the proper...
Diabetes occurs for a number of reasons, but the ultimate cause of the high blood sugar that characterizes the dis-order is either deficiency of the hormone insulin or a combination of insulin deficiency and resistance...