Diabetes Mellitus: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prognosis

Running head: DIABETES MELLITUS 1
Diabetes mellitus
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DIABETES MELLITUS 2
Diabetes mellitus
According to the WHO, this is a chronic disease caused by a deficiency of the pancreas to
produce insulin leading to high concentrations of glucose in the blood which affects the body
system. Generally, there is type 1 and 2 diabetes (WHO, 2018). Type 1 diabetes results from the
pancreas fail to produce insulin due to loss of beta cell while type 2 diabetes is an insulin
resistance condition where cells fail to respond to insulin which eventually weakens the system
leading to lack of insulin. In lay language, it is a sugar disease that makes the body weak and
limits the individual from consuming sugar.
Signs and symptoms of the disorder/disease.
Urinating frequently
Excessive thirst.
Extreme hunger.
Weight loss.
Numbness of hands or feet.
Getting tired often.
Dryness of the skin.
Slowness in the healing of sores.
Increased infections than usual.
Body systems affected by the disease
Diabetes affects the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys due to complications
of maintaining blood sugar levels in the body. As the sugar increases in the body, it affects these
systems because they have to work more. For example, increased urination means that the kidney
works more than normal to secrete the excess sugar in the body. In most cases type 2 diabetes