Diabetes Mellitus Guide FYI

Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies.

When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugars to build up in your blood. This is why many people refer to diabetes as “sugar.” Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Throughout this app, you will understand the pathology, causes, complications and prevention... related to this disease.

This app includes:

A1C Test

Activity

Alcohol

Blood Glucose

Blood Glucose, High

Blood Glucose, Low

Blood Glucose, Self-Checks

Blood Vessel Damage

Complications

Coping with Diabetes

Dental Care

Dietitian

Doctor

Eating Disorders

Employment Rights

Exercise, Aerobic

Exercise, Flexibility

Exercise, Strength

Eye Diseases

Food Labeling

Foot Care

Gestational Diabetes

Health Care Team

Healthy Eating

Heart Attack

High Blood Pressure

Insulin

Insulin Injections

Insulin Pumps

Insurance

Juvenile Diabetes Rights

Kidney Disease

Lipids

Meal Planning

Nerve Damage

Nutrition

Oral Diabetes Medications

Pre-Diabetes

Pregnancy

Quit Smoking

Relieve Stress

Sex and Diabetes

Sick Days

Skin Care

Stroke

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Urine/Blood Ketone Test

Vegetarian Diets

Vitamins and Minerals

Weight Loss

Yoga

Zzz’s