Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category

A disease in which glucose (sugar) is not adequately taken up from the bloodstream by the cells of the body and therefore cannot be metabolized to produce energy or stored in the liver. It is caused by an abnormality in the synthesis and secretion of the hormone insulin. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by high concentrations of glucose in the blood (hyperglycaemia) and in the urine, with symptoms of thirst, loss of weight, tiredness, and an excessive production of urine. Read the rest of this entry »