Definition of Diabetes Mellitus

What is diabetes? 
Definition of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is one of the oldest diseases in humans. Derived from the Greek word, which means showers and Diabetes mellitus means honey or sugar.Approximately term diabetes mellitus describes the symptoms of uncontrolled diabetes, which is a lot for urine is sweet because it contains sugar. Because of this, the other terms of this disease is also called "Diabetes"
.By medical definition, definition of diabetes extends to a set of aspects of a person's symptoms are caused by the presence of elevated levels of blood glucose due to insulin deficiency both its absolute and relative terms.Background Diabetes MellitusDiabetes mellitus is closely associated with normal sugar regulation mechanism. In normal conditions, the body's sugar levels are always under control, range 70-110 mg / dL, the effect of the hormone insulin produced by the pancreas gland.After each meal, the absorption of starchy foods such as (carbohydrates) in the intestines and blood sugar levels will rise. Increased blood sugar levels will trigger insulin production by the pancreas gland.Thanks to the influence of the hormone insulin, the blood sugar will mostly go into the various cells of the body (most muscle cells) and will be used as energy in the cell.Muscle cells then use glucose for several purposes ie as energy, partially stored as glycogen and if there are still remaining, the remaining portion is converted into fat and protein.Diabetes Mellitus Type 1In Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 is the main cause of insulin deficiency on the absorption of food.The main function of the hormone insulin to lower blood sugar levels naturally by way of:

    Increasing the amount of sugar stored in the liver.
    Stimulate the cells of the body to absorb sugar.
    Preventing heart expend too much sugar.If insulin is reduced, the levels of sugar in the blood will increase. Sugar in the blood comes from the food we chemically processed by the liver. Some sugar is stored and partly used for energy.This is where the hormone insulin functions as a "stabilizer" natural to glucose levels in the blood. If an interruption occurs secretion (production) insulin or an interruption in the process of absorption of the hormone insulin in the blood cells, the potential occurrence of diabetes mellitus is very huge.Type 2 Diabetes MellitusIf in Diabetes Mellitus is one main cause of the malfunctioning pancreas gland, the Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, a major disruption would occur in the volume of the receptor (receiver) insulin, the blood cells.In these conditions the productivity of the hormone insulin works well, but is not supported by a sufficient quantity of volume receptors on blood cells, a condition known as insulin resistance.Although not yet confirmed a major cause of insulin resistance, the following are some of the factors that have played an important occurrence that:

    Obesity, especially central besifat (apple shape)
    Diets high in fat and low in carbohydrates
    Lack of exercise (sports)
    Hereditary factors (hereditary)Diabetes Mellitus is not scary if caught early. Symptoms arising gejal very unwise to let, because it will lead them into a more fatal complications.If it lasts for years, the condition of patients with diabetes mellitus has a great opportunity to ketoacidosis or hypoglycemia.Perform early examination of the body, no need to wait until symptoms develop. Due to the early diagnosis, doctors and patients can better cope with diabetes so that we can prevent it as well as possible.