In people with diabetes the amount of glucose (or sugar) in the blood becomes abnormally high. This is due, either to failure of the pancreas to produce enough of the hormone insulin or to the lack of insulin actions. Type I diabetes usually affects young adults and is due to a lack of insulin normally produced by the pancreas. In type II diabetes which usually starts affect … [Read more...]

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2019 is The Family and Diabetes. What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects the body's ability to produce or respond to insulin, a hormone that allows blood glucose (blood sugar) to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. Women and Diabetes falls into two main categories: type 1, which usually occurs during childhood or … [Read more...]