Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that occurs when blood sugar (glucose) is too high. Glucose is the body’s main source of energy, and the pancreas produces a hormone called insulin converts glucose into energy. When the body doesn’t make enough insulin
What causes type 1 diabetes? Lessons from animal models. APMIS 2011; 119 (Suppl. 132): 119To study type 1 diabetes (T1D), excellent animal models exist, both spontaneously diabetic and virus-induced. Based on knowledge from these, this review focuses on the environmental factors leading to ...
What Causes Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus is often simply referred to as diabetes. It is characterized by an increase in the blood sugar level. It is a disease of the pancreas and may result from insufficient levels ofinsulinin the blood (type 1 diabetes), or insensitivity to insulin, in which...
Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 is not insulin-dependent and has a stronger link to family history and lineage. Some people are diagnosed with symptoms of prediabetes, which transforms into a full onset of type 2 diabetes when left untreated. Here are the common causes of type 2 diabetes: ...
Some people refer to type 1 diabetes as childhood or juvenile diabetes because it often develops during childhood and adolescence. However, the disease can start in adulthood as well. Medical research has yet to determine exactly what causes type 1 diabetes; however, there does seem to be a ge...
A person with Type 2 diabetes is not necessarily dependent on insulin injections the way a person with Type 1 diabetes is. Type 2 diabetes can also be treated with pills in addition to a change in diet. What Causes the Different Types of Diabetes?
Diabetes is classified into two major types which are: Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1 diabetes, the body doesn’t make enough insulin; this causes the body’s blood sugar level to rise. Hence the name insulin dependent diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes ...
In the case of Type 1 Diabetes, which is also referred to as juvenile diabetes, the important and good news is that the condition is totally manageable. Here are some of the things you need to know about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment of juvenile diabetes. ...
What is the etiology of diabetes? Types of Diabetes There are three types of common diabetes: type one, type two and gestational diabetes. Type one diabetes occurs because your body does not make insulin. Type two diabetes occurs when your body does not make or use insulin well. It is the...
Diabetes is a condition that causes a person’s blood sugar to be higher than normal. Watch this video to understand how the body processes carbohydrates and breaks them down into sugars and how the pancreas normally makes insulin to be able to absorb those sugars and how this differs in peo...