Diabetes mellitus, How you Improve Your Life Diabetes mellitus
is a syndrome characterized by excessive accumulation of glucose
in the blood due to a deterioration in all or part of the
secretion and action of the hormone insulin There are two
subtypes of the disease: * Type 1 Diabetes. It develops in
people in whom the production of insulin, a hormone responsible
for transporting glucose into cells throughout the body is weak
or nonexistent. Most patients with this condition develop it
before age 30 years. * Type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the
pancreas continues to produce insulin but the body develops
resistance to its effects. Generally, this type of diabetes
occurs after age 30. * It is common for physical fatigue,
blurred vision and nausea. * Headache after eating. * Increased
urine. * Dry mouth. * Weight loss with no apparent explanation.
* Increased thirst and appetite. * In type 1 the above symptoms
appear early on because the amount of glucose in blood rises
quickly, which leads to dehydration and we