Glucose transporters
Carbohydrates exist as polysaccharides (such as starch), disaccharides (such as sucrose, maltose and lactose) and monosaccharides (such...
Diabetes risk factors
Individuals can experience different signs and symptoms of diabetes, and sometimes there may be no signs. Some of the signs commonly...
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is one of the oldest characterized diseases in the world. Described in the Ebers papyrus (1552 BCE, ancient Egypt) as...
What is Diabetes?
In order to treat diabetes, we need first to understand what diabetes is. Diabetes mellitus, or simply diabetes, is a chronic metabolic ...
Diabetic complications
People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing a number of serious health problems. Consistently high blood glucose levels can...