Diabetes

Diabetes is a hormone disorder that can cause problems with the kidneys, legs and feet, eyes, heart, nerves and blood flow. If left untreated, these problems can lead to kidney failure, gangrene and amputation, blindness or stroke. Diabetes is on the increase, probably because people are living longer, getting fatter and leading increasingly inactive lifestyles. There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. If you are overweight and do little exercise, it is a good time to get your blood glucose checked. More children are now being found with Type 2 diabetes and it was once an "old" person's disease.