Information on Various Common Ailments

Acne
Alcoholism
Amnesia
Anaemia
Anorexia
Appendicitis
Areriosclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Backache
Boils
Bronchitis
Cataract
Cholera
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Conjuctivitis
Corns
Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Defective Vision
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Dysmenorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Female Sterility
Fever
Gall Bladder Disorders
Gastritis
Goitre
Gout
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Headaches
High Blood Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Influenza
Insomania
Jaundice
Kidney Stones
Leucorrhoea
Low Blood Pressure
Malaria
Measles
Menopausal Disorders
Migraine
Mumps
Nausea
Nephritis
Obesity
Palpitation
Peptic Ulcer
Piles
Pneumonia
Psoriasis
Ringworm
Scurvy
Sinusitis
Smallpox
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stress
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urticaria
Varicose Veins
Vision Impairment
Warts
Whooping Cough

Causes of Diabetes Mellitus

The deficiency of insulin hormone or its receptors plays a vital role in causing most of the forms of diabetes mellitus.

There are many risk factors for diabetes, including:

• A parent, brother, or sister already suffering from diabetes.
• High blood levels of triglycerides (a type of fat molecule), may lead to diabetes.
• High blood cholesterol level.
• Some diseases of the pancreas, may reduce the production of insulin hormone and ultimately leading to diabetes mellitus.
• Hormonal defects.
• Chemicals or drugs.
• Obesity: Obesity is found in approximately 85% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
• Hypertension: Hypertension is another main cause of diabetes.
• Age: Usually persons above age of 45 years are susceptible to diabetes mellitus.
• Food: What and how much you eat, and the time of day at which you eat, also affect your blood sugar level.
• Exercise and Physical Activity: Physical activity causes sugar to be transported to your cells, where it's used for energy, thereby lowering the levels in your blood. Aerobic exercises such as brisk walking, jogging or biking are especially good. But gardening, housework can lower your blood sugar.
• Alcohol: It is the main cause of diabetes mellitus. A person already susceptible to diabetes mellitus, should never drink alcohol, its a type of poison for him
• Fluctuations in hormone levels: The female hormone estrogen makes cells more responsive to insulin, while on the other hand progesterone makes cells resistant to insulin. Although these two hormones fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle, thus can causes diabetes mellitus.