Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Diabetes - caused by insufficient level of Insulin

Disease Name: - Diabetes Mellitus.

Common Name: - Diabetes Mellitus simply called Diabetes

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Caused BY: - Diabetes is a kind of problem which would be happened by the insufficient levels of the hormone INSULIN in our body or we can say it is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and abnormally high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) which results the insufficient levels of the hormone insulin.

Symptoms: The following symptoms are only appeared when blood sugar elevated mildy: -

  • The excessive urine production also called polyuria which caused by high blood glucose levels.
  • Feel to drink more n more (excessive thirst), increased fluid intake (polydipsia). It helps to compensate for increased urination,
  • Vision has affected, it blurred because increased glucose level effects on the eye's optics.
  • Sudden weight loss.
  • Lethargy (state of being lazy).
Diabetes has 3 kinds: -
  1. Type 1,
  2. Type 2, and
  3. Gestational diabetes.