Diabetes English
Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and even the need to remove a limb. pregnant women can also get diabetes, called gestational diabetes. blood tests can show if you have diabetes. one type of test, the a1c, can also check on how you are managing your diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. when your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. The greek word diabetes meaning siphon to pass through; the latin word mellitus meaning honeyed or sweet; this is because in diabetes excess sugar is found in blood as well as the urine. Diabetes is a condition that results from lack of the hormone insulin in a person's blood, or when the body has a problem using the insulin it produces (insulin resistance). there is another disease with a similar name, diabetes insipidus, howev...