Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion or the body’s ability to use insulin. Normally, blood sugar levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers the blood glucose level. When the blood sugar elevates (for example, after eating food), insulin is released from the pancreas. This release of insulin promotes the uptake of glucose into body cells. Diabetes may be a chronic medical condition, meaning that although it are often controlled, it lasts a lifetime. Type 1 diabetes was formerly referred to as type I diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is more a results of insulin resistance (cells not having the ability to use insulin effectively or in the least. It was formerly referred to as type II diabetes or type II diabetes. Prediabetes is the term used to describe elevated blood sugar (glucose) that has not yet reached the level for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. It can be treated by lifestyle changes such as consuming a healthy diet, weight loss, and regular exercise. Diabetes may be a serious disease that you simply cannot treat on your own.