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    There are two types of diabetes: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. Diabetes insipidus is a rare metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone, which is usually the result of damage to the pituitary gland. Diabetes insipidus is characterized by enormous amounts of urine that are produced by the body regardless of how much liquid is consumed. Diabetes mellitus results from the production of insufficient amounts of insulin by the pancreas. Without insulin the body cannot

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    DIABETES INSIPIDUS BY DOROTHY OWUSU WHAT IS DIABETES INSIPIDUS? Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the body cannot retain enough water. The patient is excessively thirsty and excretes large amounts of extremely diluted urine. It causes intense thirst and excretion of large amounts of urine. A reduction in fluid intake does not reduce amounts and consistency of urine excretion. It is a rare condition, affecting approximately 1 in every 25,000 people.  Diabetes

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    Diabetes And Prediabetes

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    Throughout the past few decades, diabetes has grown to become a disease that impacts nearly thirty million people in the United States alone. Prediabetes is growing in prevalence, as well. A problem has risen as the amount of people getting diagnosed with diabetes is increasing drastically each year. In order to reduce the amount of people suffering with diabetes, the public must be educated on what diabetes is and the risks associated with the disease, provide those at risk with resources to proactive

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    Diabetes Mellitus

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    Diabetes refers to a set of several different diseases. It is a serious health problem throughout the world and fourth leading cause of death by disease in the country. All types of diabetes result in too much sugar, or glucos in the blood. To understand why this happens it would helpful if we understand how the body usually works. When we eat, our body breaks down the food into simpler forms such as glucose. The glucose goes into the bloodstream, where it then travels to all the cells in your

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    Diabetes Diabetes mellitus commonly known as diabetes is a metabolic disease in which there are high blood glucose levels (blood sugar levels) over a period of time. In addition, it is the failure of either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced. There are two chronic types of Diabetes Mellitus; one is known as Type one Diabetes Mellitus (DM) which is the body’s inability to produce insulin (a hormone) that needed

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    Diabetes in general is when there is a problem with your body that causes the blood glucose (sugar) to rise higher than they normally would. This can also be known as Hyperglycemia. Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition and will affect the way the body processes the blood sugar (glucose). Type 2 Diabetes can also be known as Adult Onset Diabetes. In 90%-95% of all diabetic cases, Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. A person typically gets diabetes after the age of 40, but anyone

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    Bushaw Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 Diabetes Research Paper 11/16/2014 Diabetes Mellitus also known as—Juvenile Onset Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, and Insulin Dependent Diabetes. It is a chronic autoimmune disease described by high blood glucose levels due to insulin levels being inadequate to maintain normal glucose levels. This research paper will discuss the symptoms and signs, etiology, who it triggers, how it happen, and treatment for Type 1 Diabetes. Symptoms and signs of Type 1 Diabetes are hyperglycemia

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    Juvenile Diabetes

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    Juvenile mellitus diabetes is a commonly a type 1 diabetes. This form of diabetes is a condition with a disordered metabolism. It is exhibited in high glucose levels due to lack of or insufficiency of insulin secretion in the pancreas organ. It happens in such a way that when a juvenile eats food it is broken down into glucose. The sugar has propensity of exceeding bloodstream into certain body cells using a hormone known as the insulin. This hormone is manufactured in the pancreas. Usually the

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    Although there are many guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association for the self-management of diabetes in the general adult population, there is not a clear definition for the self-management of the disease as perceived by the older population living in rural areas; especially taking into account on how physiological changes at an older age affect the way the body tolerates glucose and utilization of insulin, resulting in what is viewed by the health care professional as being noncompliant

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    Diabetes is a condition characterized by the presence of sugar in the urine, due to malfunction of pancreatic cells. Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease and is characterized by elevated blood glucose (blood sugar) over 100 mg / l. The disease affects all ages and can be classified as follows: a) Type I or insulin-dependent, more common in children and young people; b) Type II or non-insulino-dependent, in mature people over 40 years. Diabetes occurs due to several causes: *Pancreatic

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