Diabetes Treatment Weblog

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic diseases whose hallmark is the inability of the body to maintain adequate blood level of glucose (sugar). And is that carbohydrates, protein and fat we eat with food are used by the body as an energy source but for their use and precise use insulin, a hormone that is secreted by the pancreas, whose main function is to facilitate the transition of glucose into body cells (especially the brain) and prevent too much blood has produced what we know hyperglycemia.

In short, is the inadequate secretion of insulin-or improper use by the organism that causes the onset of diabetes mellitus (name given to distinguish diabetes insipidus, much rarer condition that defines the inability of the kidneys to conserve water causing frequent urination and pronounced thirst.)

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