Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, or diabetes, is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition, concerning the human body’s abnormal response to its own insulin. Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition, concerning the human body's abnormal response to its own insulin. There are different types of diabetes mellitus - principally, Type 1 and Type 2. In a diabetic state, the body will either be unable to produce sufficient amounts of insulin (Type 1), or it won't utilize the hormone properly (Type 2). Diabetics are at high risk for heart or kidney disease, strokes, amputations, or blindness. Symptoms common to this condition include fatigue, blurred vision, constant hunger and/or thirst. Prescription drugs used to treat diabetes work to lower glucose levels in the blood. Diabetes became a treatable disease when insulin was put on the market in the 1920s. It is administered via injections or by a special pump, though most recent diabetic drug treatments are taken orally.
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