RAF249: Diabetes
from Running: A FEVER Hosted by Michael Davis, Padua Podcast Network
I always liked those commercials with Wilford Brimley about DIE-UH-BEET-US. Kind of funny. But for all those people who suffer from the disease, of course, it is no laughing matter. It can be pronounced DIE-A-BEET-IS or DIE-A-BEET-EASE. The full name is Diabetes Mellitus The name comes from the Greek diabetes meaning siphon, and the Latin mellitus meaning sweet. People who have diabetes have an impaired ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin, which regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates. This causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine. There are several types, and we'll take a look at each of these. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/249
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