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Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a very common disease affecting more and more people each year, currently affecting about 18.2 million Americans. It is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes is a disease in which the pancreas inefficiently produces insulin for the body, resulting in too much sugar in the body. After being diagnosed with diabetes, there are lifetime treatments and lifestyle changes. The World Health Organization classifies the three main forms of diabetes as type I, type II and gestational diabetes, which is a special form of diabetes mellitus. These are not single diseases, rather a form or type, describing the patterns of pancreatic failure.
Diabetes mellitus was first seen as a large production of urine. The term diabetes is derived from the Greek term to describe the over abundance of urine. Later mellitus was added to the name to indicate that the urine secreted was sweet. This, along with excessive muscle loss of the first......

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