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Diabetes mellitus��often referred to as diabetes��is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough, or does not properly respond to, insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas. Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy. This causes glucose to accumulate in the blood (hyperglycemia), leading to various potential complications.

[News] Delaying And Preventing Diabetes
New research shows you can delay and even prevent diabetes for at least 10 years.

[News] People With Prediabetes Not Taking Adequate Precautions
In 2005, almost 30% of the U.S. adult population had prediabetes, but over 90% were unaware of their prediabetes status. Although it is known that diabetes can be prevented or delayed among adults at high risk through modest weight loss and increased physical activity, a study published in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half of U.S. adults with prediabetes reported that in the past year they tried to lose weight or exercise more.

[News] What is diabetes? What causes diabetes?
Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is classed as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood - it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies.

[News] Effective Treatment For Selected Type 2 Diabetes Patients
A first-of-its-kind consensus statement by 50 medical experts from around the world has pronounced surgery to be a legitimate and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, bringing the procedure a significant step closer to wider use and acceptance.

[Case Analysis] Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes (July 20, 2009) Drs. Wang, Wu and Xu

[Research & Advances] Body's Anticipation of a Meal Can Be a Diabetes Risk Factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice.

[Research & Advances] Surgery Recognized As Effective Treatment For Selected Type 2 Diabetes Pati

[Research & Advances] Future Diabetes Treatment May Use Resveratrol To Target The Brain

[Research & Advances] Triglycerides implicated in diabetes nerve loss

A common blood test for triglycerides - a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor - may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy.

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