Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, DM, or named in simple terms diabetes is a condition in which a person has blood sugar, commonly known as hyperglycemia. There are several reasons why a person can have blood sugar. It could be the person's body does not produce insulin due to damage to organs or maybe the person's body to produce insulin, but not enough or maybe the person's body produces enough insulin but the body does not respond to it.
Symptoms may include general body discomfort, the frequent occurrence of hunger and thirst. Even frequent urination is one of the signs that could have DM. Weight loss is another symptom due to loss of muscle mass. Blurring of vision is one too. It is better to control your blood sugar if you have any of these signs or otherwise, never in their wildest dreams, the silent murderer is already within you through the odds.
Cause of diabetes mellitus heredity or perhaps pathological. Environment and lifestyle can be a factor in the development of diabetes mellitus.
There are three types of diabetes. The DM 1 or type I diabetes mellitus, the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile called diabetes mellitus. Another type of diabetes is diabetes mellitus type II, diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or the so-called adult-onset diabetes mellitus. The third type is the pregnancy-induced diabetes, called gestational diabetes, which occurs only in some cases, obviously, to pregnant women. Could disappear or improve after pregnancy or pregnancy.
