An interesting fact, according to The American Heritage College dictionary, diabetes is named for one of it’s symptoms. The disease was known to the Greeks as diabetes, a word derived from the verb diabainein, made up of the prefix dia-, “across, apart,” and the word bainen, “ to walk, stand “. The verb diabeinien meant “ to stride, walk or stand with legs apart”; Hence, its derivative diabetes meant “ one that straddles” or “ a compass siphon”. The sense “siphon” gave rise to the use of diabetes as the name for a disease involving the discharge of excessive amounts of urine. (Pg.382)

The muscle cells and other tissues in the body require certain specific levels of glucose and carbohydrates to maintain their functions. The level of glucose absorbed into the bloodstream by the intestines

Gestational diabetes occurs only in women. This condition develops or is discovered during pregnancy. There is enough insulin produced, but it is blocked by hormones produced in the placenta. This condition is called insulin resistance. Gestational diabetes is controlled with diet, and goes away after the delivery of the baby. Women who get Gestational diabetes are at greater risk to develop Type II diabetes later in life.

The symptoms of Type I diabetes develop during a short period of time. They include increased thirst, urination, being hungry all the time, weight loss, blurred vision, and extreme tiredness. People with Type I diabetes must have daily injections of insulin to suvive.

, and the method by which glucose enters the body’s cells, is controlled by a hormone called insulin. The insulin hormone is produced in the pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach.

People with diabetes either produce too little insulin or their cells becom

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