Which diabetes is hereditary?
Diabetes is considered one of the leading causes of illness, disability and death worldwide, and according to estimates from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), it affects approximately 537 million people worldwide. According to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), it affects approximately 537 million people worldwide. What exactly is diabetes? What is the cause of this disease? The [...]
Types of diabetes
In our body there is a constant control of the amount of glucose available to our body (blood glucose). This process is known as glucose homeostasis in which two very important hormones secreted by the pancreas are involved: insulin and glucagon. When glucose levels drop too low our body […]