Diabetes Everywhere-December 9, 2014

As part of its public awareness lectures series, new hospital organized an educational lecture about Diabetes Everywhere on Tuesday, December 09, 2014 to raise health awareness in the society by Dr. Habib Steitieh - Consultant of Diabetologist and Endocrinologist. he talked about the number of people with diabetes is increasing in every country, also about Diabetes Mellitus 1500 BC Egypt:(Ebers Papyrus describes a disorder with frequent urination and weight loss), “Diabetes” is Greek for “siphon” & “Mellitus” is Latin for “sweet”
What is diabetes?

- Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body cannot produce enough or effectively use insulin.
- Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that allows glucose from food to enter the body’s cells where it is converted into energy needed by muscles and tissues to function.
- A person with diabetes does not absorb glucose properly, and glucose stays circulating in the blood damaging tissues over time.