Diabetes Mellitus
Cathy Milner
Diabetes Mellitus
Chronic lifelong condition that affects your ability to use energy found in food. Diabetes Mellitus is a structural function. It makes the person lose weight, they are not getting enough insulin, and many more.
Causes and complications
Glucose builds up in your blood because the person is not getting enough insulin. The sugar that the person makes is building up in the bloodstream.
How to test for it or treat it and the life outlook?
There are test for it but the Diabetes Mellitus can not be cured. There are test such as Glycated Nemoglobin, and a Oval Glucose Tolarence Test that help to keep watch over it. The child can have a normal life. There is no shorter life span. There is a prevention of type 2 diabetes but you can still get the type 1 diabetes.
Prevention
It can be prevented to get the type 2 diabetes but some people can still get type 1 diabetes. The person that has it though can eat healthy foods and get some exercise in about once a day. Monitor your blood sugar, and manage your weight.
Work Cited
"Diabetes." Causes. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 1998. Web. 13 Oct. 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/basics/causes/con-20033091>.
Dowshen, Steven. "Long-Term Complications of Diabetes." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. The Nemours Foundation, 1 Aug. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015. <http://kidshealth.org/parent/diabetes_center/diabetes_basics/complications.html>.
"Diabetes Mellitus: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Treatments." WebMD. WebMD, 2005. Web. 13 Oct. 2015. <http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/guide/types-of-diabetes-mellitus>.