Diagnosis
Gestational Diabetes
When you experience hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) while pregnant, you develop gestational diabetes. Pregnancy-related diabetes commonly arises in the third trimester (between 24 and 28 weeks). The main cause of gestational diabetes is due to high demand of insulin…
What cause type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes develops when your body’s cells are unable to use the hormone insulin as intended. To absorb glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream and turn it into energy, cells need insulin. Ineffective utilization of insulin causes the body to…
What are the causes of Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes was formerly referred to as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone required for glucose (sugar) to enter cells and be used as…