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Diabetes mellitus refers to a number of diseases that have in common elevated blood sugar levels.

Definitions

Diabetes is a disease defined as the human body’s ability to produce or properly use the hormone insulin. Insulin converts sugar also know as glucose, as well as starches found in food into energy. There are many forms of diabetes (Pre-diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes) and thousands of undiagnosed people world-wide.

Management

Following diagnosis, a change in attitude and behaviour is required to ensure a healthy quality of life. The most important treatment (as with any disease) is to follow instruction from qualified health care providers. To successfully manage diabetes, it is important to educate one's self, family, and friends to be proactive in one's care and regime. For many people, being proactive before diagnosis, by exercising and watching their diet, reduces the likelihood of acquiring the disease. Even so, exercise and watching one's diet can dramatically and positively affect the quality of life for those with various types of diabetes.

Prevention

Things that can be done to lower one's risk of diabetes include:

Lose weight (if overweight)
Become active, walk, or exercise regularly
Eat a well balanced diet of low fat meals.

Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia means low glucose in the blood. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia can include:

shakiness
dizziness
hunger
headaches
sudden mood swings or behavior changes
jerky movements of muscles
confusion.

Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia means high glucose in the blood. Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia can include:

a very dry mouth with extreme thirst
nausea and vomiting
shortness of breath.

External links

Gunness, S., Bholah, R., Ackbarkhan, A. (2008). Educating Diabetes patients and youth through the Wikieducator: A case study from Mauritius.

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+'''Diabetes mellitus''' refers to a number of diseases that have in common elevated [[Wikipedia:blood sugar|blood sugar]] levels.
-'''Diabetes mellitus''' refers to a number of diseases that have in common elevated blood sugar levels.
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+Diabetes is a disease defined as the [[human body]]’s  ability to produce or properly use the hormone insulin.  Insulin converts sugar also know as  glucose, as well as starches found in  food into energy. There are many forms of diabetes (Pre-diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes) and thousands of undiagnosed people world-wide.
-Diabetes is a disease defined as the body’s  ability to produce or properly use the hormone insulin.  Insulin converts sugar also know as  glucose, as well as starches found in  food into energy.    Finding out about any disease is frightening especially in today’s world where we expect the “magic pill”, which can cure all.  Diabetes  as the title says is not a death sentence;  however, it  is an awareness or a change in attitude that must be taken to ensure a quality of life.  There are many forms of diabetes and thousands of undiagnosed people in the United States.  Pre-diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes.
-The most important treatment with this disease as  with any disease is  to follow instruction from your health care provider, educate yourself and your family and friends and be proactive in your care and regime.  For many  people, being proactive before diagnosis, by exercising and watching what you eat,  the probability of you acquiring the disease would have decreased.  One of the things you can do to lower your risk is to lose weight if you are overweight.  Become active, walk, or exercise regularly.  Eat a well balanced diet of low fat meals.  Wouldn’t you rather walk now for a better fitness level instead of have to monitor your blood glucose level and have to change the way you eat and live?  The old saying “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is something to really think about.  Especially as Americans we say “what if” or “if only I would have….”.   Now is the time find out your risk for diabetes and get active for life and enjoy The Sweet Life.  Even if you have been diagnosed with any form of diabetes exercise and watching what you eat can dramatically affect your quality of life.  No time like the present.
-Know these terms and signs and symptoms.
-Hypoglycemia means  low glucose in the blood.
-Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia:
-Can include but not all have to be present shakiness, dizziness, hunger, headaches, sudden mood swings or behavior changes, jerky movements of muscles, and confusion.
-Hyperglycemia means high glucose in the blood.
-Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia:
-Can include but not all have to be present a very dry mouth with extreme thirst, nausea and vomiting and shortness of breath.
+==Management==
+Following diagnosis, a change in attitude and behaviour is required to ensure a healthy quality of life. The most important treatment (as with any disease) is to follow instruction from qualified health care providers. To successfully manage diabetes, it is important to educate one's self, family, and friends to be proactive in one's care and regime. For many people, being proactive before diagnosis, by exercising and watching their diet, reduces the likelihood of acquiring the disease. Even so, exercise and watching one's diet can dramatically and positively affect the quality of life for those with various types of diabetes.
-References:
+==Prevention==
+[[Image:Nuvola apps korganizer.png|right|32px]]
+Things that can be done to lower one's risk of diabetes include:
+* Lose weight (if overweight)
+* Become active, walk, or exercise regularly
+* Eat a well balanced diet of low fat meals.
-American Diabetes Association.  Diabetes Myths.  American Diabetes Association.  Accessed on 30 January 2008: http://www.diabetes.org.
+==Hypoglycemia==
+Hypoglycemia means  low glucose in the blood. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia can include:
+* shakiness
+* dizziness
+* hunger
+* headaches
+* sudden mood swings or behavior changes
+* jerky movements of muscles
+* confusion.
+==Hyperglycemia==
+Hyperglycemia means high glucose in the blood. Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia can include:
+* a very dry mouth with extreme thirst
+* nausea and vomiting
+* shortness of breath.
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+==See also==
+* [[Diabetes Mellitus (LMCC)]]
+* [[Myths and Misconceptions about Type II Diabetes]]
+* [[Type I diabetes]]
+==External links==
+* Gunness, S., Bholah, R., Ackbarkhan, A. (2008). ''[http://www.wikieducator.org/Diabetes_fullpaper Educating Diabetes patients and youth through the Wikieducator: A case study from Mauritius]''.
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