Tag: Alzheimer's

Diabetes Mellitus: An Increased Global Epidemic

Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus is also simply known as diabetes. It is the disease characterized by a malfunctioning metabolism and a high blood sugar level. The result can be low levels of insulin or abnormal insulin resistance. This mixed with inadequate levels of insulin secretion results in diabetes. Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include increased urine production, excessive thirst, extreme fatigue, and excessive thirst and weight loss.  These symptoms though may not be present in those people with only mildly elevated sugar levels. Diabetes mellitus includes type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, which occur only during pregnancy. Each type has a different cause and different severity of symptoms. But all forms of diabetes are dangerous if not treated. With proper…

The Fear of Alzheimer’s: More Feared Than Most Diseases

Americans fear Alzheimer’s disease more than any illness other than cancer-and for older people, concerns about Alzheimer’s outrank even cancer.  More than a third of all Americans know a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s, and nearly two-thirds of Americans believe they will have to provide care someday for someone with Alzheimer’s. These are just some of the results from a January 2006 MetLife Foundation/Harris Interactive poll of American adults.  The survey, found in “MetLife Foundation Alzheimer’s Survey: What America Thinks,” included questions about how people view Alzheimer’s disease, what they know about it and what they are doing to plan for a future that may include the deadly illness. A progressive brain disorder that science has yet to…