Diabetes
THE ROOT CAUSE OF DIABETES IS INFLAMMATION.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugars to build up in your blood. This is why many people refer to diabetes as “sugar.” Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Characterized by unusually high levels of sugar glucose in the bloodstream, it is responsible for much of the complications of the disease, including liver disease and stroke.
How can Stem Cells help treat Diabetes?
Today, new treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by diabetes. Adult stem cells have been shown to be precursors to embryonic and islet stem cells that produce insulin. However any and all stem cell treatments are considered experimental and should only be done under the supervision of a licensed and trained specialist. With more research and treatment, soon new breakthroughs will help patients with diabetes.
