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Gestational Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy

The gestational type of diabetes is that form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. About 4 percent of pregnant women suffer from gestational diabetes. It occurs at the mid-period of pregnancy due to excessive production of hormone in the body. It may also occur due to the inability of the pancreas to produce additional insulin [...]

What is insulin and role of insulin?

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreatic gland in the abdomen to regulate the level of glucose or sugar in the blood. It is a 15 cm long, fish- shaped gland which regulates the normal process of digestion with the help of pancreatic enzymes. The tail of the pancreas has got a different function [...]

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Diabetes Mellitus Complications: Know it to Check it

Many life-threatening complications may result if diabetes mellitus is not treated at the initial stages. In both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, the complications can be heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness. Type 1 diabetes can degenerate into diabetic coma or even cause death. Diabetic coma refers to a state of unconsciousness caused by [...]