What is Acanthosis Nigricans Acanthosis nigricans is a condition where there is an occurrence of discoloration in the skin. This discoloration normally occurs in areas where there are folds, such as the folds in the side of the neck as well as the posterior folds. Moreover, it has been recognized that indeed, the condition highly predisposes children to develop diabetes. As an added tidbit of information, the first recorded incident of acanthosis nigricans is dated back in the late 1880s in Germany. It was first observed by Unna and Pollitzer. Although in the earlier part of 1880s, a suspected case of acanthosis nigricans was discovered by Addison; however, he misdiagnosed [...]

Cures For Diabetes Type 1 Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, takes a toll on the lives of patients and families and affects every system of the body. There are cures for the disease on the horizon, but to date the only treatment is to manage the disease with frequent insulin injections and lifestyle interventions. The American Diabetes Association is devoted to prevention and finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. A leader in trying to find a cure for type 1 diabetes is the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in Australia. President and CEO, Alan Lewis PhD joined the JDRF in 2009. He has been focused on [...]

A kidney disease caused due to long term diabetes, as 15 years or more, is also known as Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome and intercapillary glomerulonephritis. Long term diabetes’ kidney disease regarded as the main cause of dialysis, characterized by nephrotic syndrome. Generally kidney defects, diseases, and infections are caused in diabetics due to persistent high levels of blood sugar that pass into urine in order to be secreted out. It can be found in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics. In Type1 patients, insulin production is diminished, and in Type2 patients, once called non-insulin diabetes mellitus, or adult onset diabetes results as insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. Uncontrolled sugar levels however [...]

You must have heard about type1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, but the least existing form of diabetes is gestational diabetes. If you are pregnant and during pregnancy you develop diabetes that condition is referred to gestational diabetes or GDM. In accordance with the normal procedure alimentary canal digest the carbohydrate of food into glucose and absorb into blood. Glucose is the key source of the energy of human body. After that, the essential organ of the body ‘pancreas’ release hormone called insulin, that get the glucose from blood and provide them to the body cell for proper functioning. Development of diabetes refer to the state, that either your body in [...]