World Diabetes Day is celebrated annually on 14th November, this year, the day is being marked worldwide with the theme “The family and diabetes”. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder characterized by high blood glucose because a hormone called insulin is either absent, reduced in quantity or defective. There are 3 main types of diabetes mellitus:1.Type 1 diabetes where there is insulin deficiency because of the destruction of the pancreas the organ that produces insulin which is responsible for bringing blood … Continue reading “The Family and Diabetes”