What is diabetes?

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Content

• What is diabetes mellitus?
• The first type of diabetes mellitus.
• The second type of diabetes mellitus.
• Causes of the disease.
• Symptoms of the disease.
• Methods of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
• Prevention of the disease

What is diabetes mellitus?

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by an increase in blood sugar.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus , insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease of the endocrine system characterized by chronic hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose levels) resulting from insufficient production of the hormone insulin.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic, non-infectious, endocrine disease that manifests itself in profound abnormalities of lipid, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, associated with absolute or relative deficiency of a hormone produced by the pancreas.

Causes of the disease

• Immune system malfunction that causes the immune system to attack;
• Pancreatic cells;

3. Genetic disorders,

4. Viral infections

5. Chronic diseases which affect the pancreas

6. Dietary habits - excess fats and simple carbohydrates in the diet can lead to obesity and decreased cellular sensitivity to insulin;

medications

Symptoms

Diabetes mellitus diagnosis

Measuring blood sugar levels

Glycated hemoglobin test

Blood chemistry

Blood test for C-peptide

Blood count

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