7. Mellitus Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. the hormone insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be stored or used for energy. Diabetes 7. mellitus diabetes is diagnosed by one of the following (see chart): your blood sugar level is equal to or greater than 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/l). you have two random blood sugar tests over 200 mg/dl (11. 1 mmol/l) with symptoms. Diabetes mellitus is a disease that prevents your body from properly using the energy from the food you eat. diabetes occurs in one of the following situations: the pancreas (an organ behind your stomach) produces little insulin or no insulin at all. American diabetes association www. diabetes. org/ academy of nutrition and dietetics www. eatright. org diabetes a-z www. niddk. nih. gov/health-information/diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a condition defined by persistently high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. there are several types of diabetes. the two m...