Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by a lack of insulin resulting in elevated blood glucose levels. Individuals with a fasting blood glucose level greater than 125 mg/dl are deemed diabetic. Diabetes has been linked with the onset of other chronic diseases including, but not limited to, microvascular complications, atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral […]
Diabetes Education Review for Fitness Trainers
Diabetes is any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive discharge of urine and persistent thirst, especially one of the two types of diabetes mellitus. This usually occurs as a result of problems with the production, supply, and use of insulin in the body.