Diabetes is a very serious disease that attacks millions of people around the world. Diabetes is recognized as one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. (Medical Surgical Nursing) It can strike at any age and can happen to anyone. Although we are not exactly sure about the causes of diabetes, it is known to be a metabolism disorder. It is believed that it has to do with the body's …showed first 75 words of 1082 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1082 total…a normal life. If a diabetic takes care of themselves by exercising and eating right, then their life can be just as happy as anyone else's. Works CitedMcHenry, Robert. "Diabetes Mellitus." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1993 ed. Aaseng, Nathan. "Autoimmune Diseases." New York, New York: Franklin Watt, Co. 1995. Long, Barbera, Wilma Phipps, Virginia Cassmeyer. "Medical Surgical Nursing." St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 1993. "Diabetes" 1997. http:/www.diabetes.org/ada/c20b.csp. (16 December 1998) "Diabetes," Channing L. Bete Co., Inc. 1972. Pamphlet