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DIABETES

DIABETES Definition of Diabetes Mellitus:- This is a disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone 'insulin' is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated glucose in the blood. It is due to either the pancreas is not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced. There are three main types of Diabetes Mellitus * Type I DM : Results from the pancreas failure to produce enough insulin or 'Juvenile Diabetes'. The cause is unknown * Type II DM: Begins with insulin resistance,a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly. As the disease progresses, the lack of insulin may also develop. This form was previously referred to as "none insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or an adult-onset diabetes". The most common cause is excessive body weight and lack of exercise. * Gestational Diabetes:  It is the third main form and ...

EUTHANASIA

EUTHANASIA Hello dear reader, I welcome you to today's edition of the youth corner, we know it has been a long time, but please, sit back, relax and enjoy the new goodies we have brought back for you. In today's edition, we will be talking about Euthanasia, it's meaning, 'advantages', disadvantages, moral view and the view of the church. Euthanasia is simply mercy-killing. According to the 7th edition of the Oxford dictionary, it is the practice of killing without pain. Most times, it is to save dying people from miserable death and offer them a quick way. It is illegal in most countries, even here in Nigeria, why?, Because it is also a form of 'assisted suicide'. Like I said earlier, let's talk about the so-called 'advantages', most writers prefer to leave this out because it is not so real, but I won't so that you will have reasons to believe every other word in this article. An advantage is that it saves patient from going through worse ...