Causes/risk factors
- How many people have wished they had enough
- By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C.12 June 2007 Obesity is a worldwide problem. Researchers have still not come up with the perfect diet or pill to help those who need to lose weight keep it off. The latest drug to show some promise...
- Bone and joint problems associated with diabetes
- various bone and joint disorders. Factors such as nerve damage (neuropathy), circulation problems, muscle breakdown and obesity may contribute to these problems...
- Ketotic hypoglycemia in children: What causes it?
- Q: What causes ketotic hypoglycemia? A: Ketotic hypoglycemia is a rare but serious form of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) that occurs in young children after a period of fasting, such as due to illness. Most children can tolerate going without fo...
- Reactive hypoglycemia: What causes it?
- Q: I think I have reactive hypoglycemia. What causes this? A: Most hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, occurs while fasting. But reactive hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that occurs after a meal — usually one to three hours after eating. Re...
- Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease - What Increases Your Risk
- What Increases Your Risk Risk factors for very high or low blood sugar levels in a child with type 1 diabetes include: Age. Very young children and boys of all ages are at the greatest risk for very low blood sugar.2 Tight b...
- Type 2 Diabetes in Children - Cause
- Cause The exact cause of type 2 diabetes is not known. However, experts believe the disease develops in children the same way it does in adults: the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, or it cannot correctly use...
- Type 1 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed - Cause
- Cause Type 1 diabetes develops because the body's defense system (immune system) tells the body to destroy the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin. It's not known what causes this immune response. Some people inherit th...
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Topic Overview What is metabolic syndrome? Metabolic syndrome is a group of health problems that include too much fat around the waist, elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood sugar, and low HDL cholesterol....
- Diabetic Retinopathy - Cause
- Cause Diabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body, leading to reduced blood flow. When these changes affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, diabetic retinopathy may develop. In the early stage of diabetic reti...
- Diabetic Retinopathy - What Increases Your Risk
- What Increases Your Risk Your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy depends largely on two factors: how long you have had diabetes and whether or not you have kept good control of your blood sugar. You can control some risk...
