HISTORY Man has long recognized diabetes mellitus, and this disorder - or a syndrome resembling it - was well known to the ancients. The original clinical description must now be lost in antiquity, but Lazarus and Volk in their excellent historical review attributed the earliest writings on this subject to the papyrus Ebers (circa 1500 B.C.). The term "diabetes" that we use today was introduced in more recent times by Aretaeus of Capdocia shortly after the birth of Christ. From this date onwards, the classical literature abounds with references to diabetes mellitus. However, the basic hormonal abnormalities remained unknown until the pioneering labors of Banting and Best resulted in the purification of insulin in 1921 (Robert M. Galbraith 1). The consequent realization that diabetes involves an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin can be considered to clarify the question of "what is the basic hormonal abnormality?". However, the questions of "how?" and "why?" remain to be resolved DEFINITION Diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease of unknown etiology, is characterized by a primary disturbance in the metabolism of carbohydrate and by the impaired utilization of protein and fats. Either an insufficiency or abnormality of insulin reaction apparently mediates the basic metabolic disturbance that occurs. The sugar, which cannot be properly utilized by the body, collects in the blood and may be subsequently excreted in the urine. In addition, a functional alteration of the vascular system, including both the large and small blood vessels, inevitably occurs (U.S. News and World Report 74) . DEFINITION OF TYPE 1 DIABETES Diabetes is usually classified as either growth onset diabetes (type 1 or juvenile) or adult diabetes (type2). Type 1 diabetes almost always appears explosively in persons under 20 years of age and is recognized because the patient becomes acutely ill. The juvenile diabetic's condition is labile, and both acidosis and hypoglycemia are likely to occur.
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The Diagnosis, Causes, and Treatment of Diabetes Diabetes Contents Page No. Introduction Overview of Diabetes Type I What is Diabetes Type I Health Implications of Diabetes Type I Physical Activity What is Physical Activity? ... Since diabetes is such a complex disease with many different forms, we decided to focus on diabetes type I. This is known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). ... OVERVIEW OF DIABETES TYPE I What is diabetes type I? ...
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The Endocrine System DIABETES MELLITUS m INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS The primary cause of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), or Type 1 diabetes, is inadequate insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets. ... This procedure has been used to treat Type 1 diabetes in dogs. ... Type 1 diabetes have been localized to chromosomes 6,11, and 18. • NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), or Type diabetes, typically affects obese individuals over 40 years of age. ... A diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is ...
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Diabetes effects a lot of people in the united states. 15.7 million people have diabetes in the united states. That means that 5.9% of are population has diabetes. 10.3 million people are diagnosed with diabetes and 5.4 million are undiagnosed with diabetes. ... Also in the united states women are more likely than males to have diabetes. 8.1 million women have diabetes and 7.5 million man have diabetes. ... The first type of diabetes is called insulin-dependent mellitus or juvenile onset diabetes. ... The development of type 2 diabetes is caused by obesity, older age, family history of...
It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. The other type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes - Pre-diabetes - Pre-diabetes is a condition that occurs when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. ... Gestational diabetes - Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases in the United States each year.)American Diabetes Association) As you can see so far that diabetes is a silent killer and I will show you how diabetes effects me and my f...
