Essays About Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetesoccurs when the pancreas either cannot or has trouble making enough insulin tocontrol the sugar a person receives from their food. (Bete, Co. 1972) DiabetesMellitus is broken down into two groups: Juvenile (Type One), and Adult (TypeTwo) (McHenry, 1993). Type One diabetics are insulin dependant. People underforty years of age are more prone to this…

Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word “diabetes” was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means “siphon”. It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century, the word mellitus, meaning “like honey”, was added when diabetes…