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What Is Diabetes?

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In the past I have written a number of articles on diabetes.  Today I want to bring all this diabetes information together and give the topic an extensive write up. WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes  mellitus (often abbreviated to simply diabetes) is a disease that develops when your blood glucose levels become extremely high because either: - Your body is not producing enough insulin. - Your body is not responding to insulin properly. In non-diabetic people the pancreas responds to high blood glucose levels by releasing insulin.  Insulin allows your body's cells to take glucose from the … [Read more...]

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Pre-Diabetes Explained

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Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose/sugar levels (the body's primary source of energy) are elevated because the body is not producing enough insulin (the hormone which helps your body to break down sugar/glucose) or the insulin in the body is not working as it should be. Pre-diabetes usually precedes full type 2 diabetes and describes a person with higher than normal blood glucose levels. Their glucose levels are not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes but pre-diabetes almost always leads to type 2 diabetes if preventative action is not taken. Pre-diabetes is a critical stage … [Read more...]

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