Zeena Nackerdien
SCIENTIST &
As a researcher and relative of Type 2 diabetes sufferers, I was moved to write a series of articles providing current information about the disease prevalence in different regions, complications, contributions of microbes and suggested management strategies.
I dedicate this work to my late brother, who died of a diabetic stroke.
Please seek advice from your doctor for any medical condition.
WRITER
Key Article
Millions of Americans struggle with a chronic disease (8.3%) that was first described in English in the seventeenth century.
Diabetes (Greek word for “siphon” or to “pass through” ) mellitus
(Latin word meaning “honeyed” or “sweet”) or the “pissing evil” (as it was known in ancient times), refers to a lack of insulin production by the pancreas (or resistance of cells to this critical hormone) and the three major categories of this illness are: type 1, type 2, and gestational disease. Five percent of....
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