s/)often referred to simply as diabetesis a condition in which the body does not produce enough, or properly respond to, insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas. Acute complications including hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma may occur if the disease is not adequately controlled. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin.
Future research should include the use of lower-carbohydrate diets for the treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes. The increased concentrations of TNF-a and IL-6  Read more... (580 words, 1 image, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)

Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy. The term diabetes, without qualification, usually refers to diabetes mellitus, which is associated with excessive sweet urine (known as “glycosuria”) but there are several rarer conditions also named diabetes. Many people destined to develop type 2 diabetes spend many years in a state of Pre-diabetes: Termed “America’s largest healthcare epidemic,”:10-11, a condition that occurs when a person’s blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
The underlying principle of carbohydrate-restriction and the historic precedents of  Read more... (593 words, 1 image, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)