Introduction
Diabetes is a broad term that is used in reference to a number of health conditions. In most medical areas, the word Diabetes Mellitus is used. There are three types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common of and accounts for 95% of all adult diabetic cases. Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to convert glucose sugar to energy. Glucose which is the main source of energy in the body therefore falls short in the blood stream. The body therefore requires insulin secreted by beta cells in the pancreas to convert the carbohydrates into glucose.
The insulin breaks the carbohydrates into small particles to be absorbed in the blood stream. Diabetes patients however suffer from the shortage of insulin which makes it difficult to convert carbohydrates into glucose for absorption. The body therefore becomes weak due to lack of energy to perform the body functions. The paper will focus on elaborating diabetes through an extensive exploration covering an analysis of the epidemiology, the physiology, the clinical manifestation and diagnostic analysis to determine the issues surrounding the disease (Raz, 2013). A peer reviewed analysis of the paper will also be issued to fully justify the issues discussed by other writers with regards to diabetes.
Epidemiology