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Published: 16.10.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Diabetes Mellitus', 1.
  • Essays 'Diabetes Mellitus', 2.
  • Essays 'Diabetes Mellitus', 3.
  • Essays 'Diabetes Mellitus', 4.
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Diabetes Mellitus is a common disorder of metabolism in which the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is too high, suffocating the body's cells, and damaging the sufferer's health. The words "diabetes mellitus" comes from the Greek words meaning "a fountain of sugar" (9).
Diabetes Mellitus is a complex subject, but one factor is key to the whole issue - insulin. Insulin is a hormone - a substance produced within one part of the body that has its effects in other parts of the body, which it reaches through the bloodstream. …

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