Hyperglycemia is the term for abnormally high blood glucose levels. In a person without diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes), hyperglycemia is unlikely to occur unless it is triggered by severe stress, injury or the use of medication. Even in these instances, it is temporary and will quickly resolve, with or without medical >> Read More ...
The blood glucose levels are maintained within a narrow range by two important regulating hormones – insulin and glucagon. Other factors also influence blood glucose levels but the action of these two hormones have the most profound effect. Simply, the body can raise the blood glucose levels when it falls below a >> Read More ...
What is diabetic nephropathy? Diabetic nephropathy is a complication seen in longstanding diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) where progressing impairment of kidney function leads to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It affects both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients and is the most common kidney condition requiring >> Read More ...
What is Diabetic Neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is the nerve dysfunction and damage that is a result of long-standing and often poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). It is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus and these neurological disturbances may affect more than half of all cases of long >> Read More ...
Diabetes medications or antidiabetic medicines are drugs that can regulate the blood glucose levels and are therefore useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). The diabetic medications can be broadly categorized as the insulins and non-insulin antidiabetics drugs. Non-insulin antidiabetic drugs are >> Read More ...
Incretins are are gut hormones that contribute to the secretion of insulin secretion when glucose is ingested. It does not have an effect on IV glucose infusions. A incretin hormone like glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) is stimulated in varying quantities depending on the amount of glucose ingested (glucose-dependent). It >> Read More ...
What is Diabetic Retinopathy? Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) that affects the retina of the eye. This is the inner lining of the eyeball which is light sensitive and converts incoming light into electrical impulses. The signals then travel to the brain where it is deciphered >> Read More ...
What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome of impaired glucose metabolism caused by a complete or partial deficiency of the hormone, insulin, and/or decreased sensitivity of the body’s tissues to insulin. This results in hyperglycemia – elevated blood glucose levels. The metabolism of fats and protein >> Read More ...
