What is diabetes mellitus?
If you have diabetes you will need to learn to manage it in order to have a healthy life, but then you will be able to do almost all of the things that anyone without diabetes can do. This topic is about type 1 diabetes mellitus. For information ... [... more]
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Diabetes mellitus type 1
With type 1 diabetes, young people have no insulin, so they need: Our topic on the Parenting and Child Health section of this site called There is a lot of research going on world wide to find a cure for diabetes, including seeking ways of ... [... more]
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Diabetes in adolescents
This topic looks at the changes that occur for adolescents physically, emotionally and socially and how these changes impact on living with the chronic disease diabetes mellitus type 1. More detailed information about ketoacidosis, hyperglycaemia ... [... more]
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Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) happens when the body cannot use glucose for energy because of a lack of insulin. Glucose is made from food. You may come across people who donâEURt know about diabetes and are not sure how to interact with someone ... [... more]
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Diabetes and kidney failure
Diabetes mellitus is the most common single cause of kidney failure. There is no cure, but medical treatment can slow the progression of kidney disease. Options include medication, dialysis and transplantation. Around 20 to 30 per cent of people ... [... more]
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Diabetes type 1 - juvenile diabetes
Diabetes type 1 or juvenile diabetes (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus), can occur at any age but tends to develop in childhood. There is no cure but the disorder can be successfully managed with insulin injections, nutrition and ... [... more]
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Diabetes and coma
Uncontrolled diabetes may lead to coma or unconsciousness. The three types of coma associated with diabetes include ketoacidotic coma, hyperosmolar coma and hypoglycaemic coma. Prevention is the best strategy. Diabetes mellitus is a condition ... [... more]
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