What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a common group of endocrine diseases characterised by sustained high blood sugar levels. (2)
Diabetes is also known as diabetes mellitus. (2)
A person with diabetes is called a diabetic.
Diabetes is defined as two fasting blood sugar of greater than 126, any random blood sugar > 200, or a HbA1c > 6.5%. (3)
What causes diabetes?
Diabetes is caused by either a lack of insulin-secreting beta-cells in the pancreas due to an autoimmune response (type 1 diabetes), an imbalanced between blood sugar level and insulin production (type 2 diabetes), and can be precipitated by pregnancy (gestational diabetes). (2)
What increases the risk of diabetes?
visceral fat
What are types of diabetes?
type 2 diabetes
Resources
1. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/penny-marshall-star-of-laverne-and-shirley-dead-at-75
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
3. https://www.docmuscles.com/diabetes-mellitus-really-the-fourth-stage-of-insulin-resistance/
