Introduction of Diabetes

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In this lesson, introductory aspects of diabetes will be covered. The topics include: history, epidemiology, definition, classification and pathophysiology of diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high and 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 makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. There are various types of diabetes which will be dealt with in this lesson.

Topics

1. Epidemiology
2. Types of Diabetes

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