Question 1

not sure is diabetes a disease or disorder?

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A disease. : According to the american diabetes association, "diabetes mellitus (mel-ih-tus), or simply, diabetes, is a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defects in the body's ability to produce and/or use insulin."  the actual definition of disorder and disease are very similar, but the term disorder implies less severe. I would stress that diabetes is quite serious.

Question 2

is diabetes a disease or it effect only other part of body .

Accepted Answer

Yes to both: Diabetes is a couple of diseases that have widespread effects on almost every part of the body.

Question 3

is gestational diabetes a disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Gestational diabetes is when during pregnancy, a woman is unable to produce enough Insulin to regulate her body's blood sugar. Gestational diabetes should be managed carefully to reduce health risks to the woman and her fetus. Also, there is higher risk of developing diabetes in the future.

Question 4

is diabetes a nervous system disease?

Accepted Answer

Not quite: Diabetes can affect the nervous system but the cause of diabetes is not the nervous system. For example, poorly controlled diabetes can lead to neuropathy or damage of the nerves. It can affect the feeling of your hands and feet and less often after very prolonged diabetes can affect your autonomic nervous system and lead to stomach problems or syncopal issues.

Question 5

are there diseases similar to diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Diabetes is serious, incurable, a major disturbance in metabolism, predisposes people to atherosclerosis, predisposes to small vessel disease, causes the kidneys to fail, compromises neutrophil function, is autoimmune (type i) or polygenic (type  ii), is lifestyle-modifiable, and is common. It shares each with dozens of other diseses. Classroom compare-and-contrast work is for little kids.

Question 6

wanted to know whether diabetes is killer disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Leading causes of death for 2011
 •heart disease: 597, 689
•cancer: 574, 743
•chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138, 080
•stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129, 476
•accidents (unintentional injuries): 120, 859
•alzheimer's disease: 83, 494
•diabetes: 69, 071
•nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50, 476
•influenza and pneumonia: 50, 097
•intentional self-harm (suicide): 38, 364.

Question 7

is diabetes becoming the most common disease in the world now?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately!: Type 2 diabetes is becoming a world-wide epidemic due to questionable (fast-food) diets and lack of exercise.  This parallels the obesity epidemic.  I don't know if it's the most common disease, but it is a world health crisis in the making.

Question 8

would like to have explanation. diabetes is what type of disease?

Accepted Answer

Metabolic: It is a endocrine disease. The medical specialty that focuses on this category of diseases is endocrinology.

Question 9

do you know of other well-known diseases or disorders that are similar to diabetes?

Accepted Answer

No: Diabetes insipidus sounds like diabetes mellitus in name alone; but it's a totally different disorder. There are many things that can worsen or help to accelerate diabetes, but it's all diabetes from there on.

Question 10

is there any way to test myself at home if i have diabetes, what's the best test that rules out a lot of diseases?

Accepted Answer

Find a friend with: A glucose monitor and do a finger stick on yourself. The normal and when to do it are on diabetes.Org  or check w/your doctor.

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