Diabetes - An Introduction to Diabetes
All forms of diabetes are characterized by a long-term excess of blood glucose, but the condition is no longer the deadly threat it used to be. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, doctors did not understand how to treat diabetes and most patients eventually died from the disease. Too much glucose has numerous ill effects on the body, including declining kidney function and slow wound healing as well as the possibility of a coma. Fortunately, monitoring and managing diabetes is now simpler than ever.
