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Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic life-long metabolic disorder affecting approximately five to ten percent of the population. Diabetes can develop at any age.

Insulin, a pancreatic hormone which maintains normal metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and protein, regulates how the body uses and stores food for energy. Insulin is the key to diabetes. Lack of insulin affects the body's ability to properly use glucose. In diabetes, the body either stops producing insulin or cannot properly use the insulin it makes. The three types of diabetes mellitus are:

Type I diabetes: Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) Type I diabetes is diagnosed in ten percent of the people with diabetes mellitus. In Type I diabetes, there is a defect in the person's immune system that triggers the body to destroy its own insulin-producing cells. The onset of Type I diabetes usually occurs before age 40. People with Type I diabetes always require insulin injections to regulate their blood glucose in order to survive.
Type II diabetes: Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) Type II diabetes affects approximately sixty percent of people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Most people who acquire Type II diabetes are overweight and are over age 40. In Type II diabetes, the pancreas may produce an insufficient amount of insulin or the body may become resistant to insulin, causing it to be less effective or not to be used properly in maintaining metabolic control. Most people with Type II diabetes manage their blood glucose by diet and/or oral diabetes medicine. In some cases, insulin injections are also prescribed for Type II diabetes.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) which develops during some pregnancies. Gestational Diabetes develops in approximately five percent of pregnant women during the second or third trimester. Once the pregnancy is over, the gestational diabetes goes away. However, a significant number of these women will eventually develop Type II diabetes later in life. Therapy for managing gestational diabetes is either a prescribed diet or insulin injections as determined by the health care team.

For more information please see:
Diabetes Organizations http://www.diabetesnet.com/organiz.php This directory lists voluntary, governmental, and private organizations involved in diabetes-related activities. Some organizations offer services to people with diabetes and their families and friends.

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