Diabetes Mellitus

• Diabetes Mellitus?

  Disease of high blood glucose levels
• How get diabetes?

  Inherited or due to bad eating patterns
• How are blood glucose levels regulated?

  Mainly insulin, secreted by pancreas
• What do low insulin levels result in?

  High blood glucose levels
• What will result in high blood glucose levels, besides low insulin secretion?

  Insensitivity to insulin (i.e. body cant use it)
• High glucose levels result in

  Cells are starving and are low in glucose
• Suspected symptoms for diagnosis of Diabetes include:

  • Excessive thirst
  • Tiredness
  • Blurry vision
  • Repeated infection
• How to test for diabetes?

  • Urine can be tested for the presence of glucose
  • OR fingerprick for detection of glucose in blood
• How can diabetes be treated?

  • Diabetes can be treated by injecting insulin
  • OR with tablets that work on insulin sensitivity
• Diabetes affect which organs?

  Arteries, kidneys, eyes etc. , making it a systemic disease
• Endocrinologist


  Deal with problematic DM
• Surgeons

  Amputate
• Nephrologist


  Help with kidney failure
• Opthalmologist


  Help with eyes
• All healthcare practitioners work together to identify and cure disease=

  allied healthcare/workers