"Diabetes" (Gr. "passing through") is a general term for diseases marked by excessive urination. The term, in general usage, usually refers to one type, arguably the most common form, diabetes mellitus, (although there are other forms, such as "diabetes insipidus" with substantial sufferers.)
"Mellitus" is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. It is marked by hyperglycemia and glycosuria and results from inadequate production or use of insulin. Orthodoxy divides mellitus into two groups, based on their "syndromes, Type I, insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM), and Type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In type I, the patient secretes no insulin, such that insulin must be administered to counter this deficiency. In the past, this form of diabetes was called "brittle diabetes, juvenile-onset, or ketotic. In type II, insulin is produced, but exogenous insulin is still needed to control hyperglycemia. Former terms for this type were maturity-onset, nonketotic, and stable diabetes. Type II occurs with far greater frequency than type I and is most common among those over 40 years of age.
Symptoms: Some of the main symptoms are elevated blood glucose (hyperglycemia), excessive urine production, excessive thirst, glucose in the urine, an increase in appetite, and itching, frequently in the genital area. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease triggered by a nonspecific viral infection that inflames cells in the pancreas. Most common of these infections are caused by rubella, mumps, or flu.
Etiology: Type I is an autoimmune disease triggered by nonspecific viral infections that inflame the pancreas. The most common infections are caused by cytomegalovirus, mumps, flu, or rubella. Although the exact mechanisn is still unclear, the inflammatory process seems to stimulate the beta cells to produce slightly abnormal class I histocompatibility locus antigens (HLA). Lymphocytes recognize these antigens as invasive and set about to destroy them, releasing more beta cell proteins that can make additional HLA and stimulating an ongoing immune response that eventually destroys all the beta cells producing insulin. The HLA's in the pancreas are determined genetically. Because most patients with IDDM have HLA-DR3, HLA-DR4 or both, the tendency to develop an autoimmune response and subsequent IDDM is considered hereditary. IDDM may occur at any age but is usually diagnosed before age 30.

this page focuses primarily on the most common type: diabetes mellitus

he focus of our work at Alpha Omega Labs in the diabetic area has been on the acidosis associated with diabetes mellitus. Called "ketoacidosis", or more specifically, "diabetic keratosis, orthodoxy has chosen to teach, to this point, that ketoacidosis is the result of an absence of insulin. The acidosis part seems correct, if you check the systemic pH readings of diabetes sufferers, you consistently find pH values well below 6.4.
Diabetes is a serious medical condition that should be managed under the care of a qualified physician. Insulin or other prescribed medication should never be discontinued without medical advice.

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