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diabetes
Title: diabetes
Category: Science & Technology
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diabetes
Introduction
Diabetes Mellitus, disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body’s tissues absorb glucose so it can be used as a source of energy.
Diabetes Mellitus differs from the less common Diabetes Insipidus, which is caused by lack of the hormone vasopressin that controls the amount of urine secreted. Diabetes is most common in adults over 45 years of age; in people who are overweight or physically …showed first 75 words of 375 total…
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2. Type II, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), the body either makes insufficient amounts of insulin or is unable to use it
Type II accounts for 90 to 95% of all cases of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.
Symptoms include infections, sores on skin that heal slowly, tiredness, itching, and numbness in hands and feet
Usually occurs in adults after age 40
Scientists believe that obesity and weight gain is a catalyst for Type II diabetes
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