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Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.Diabetes occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood glucose Symptoms of diabetes may occur suddenly.The symptoms can be mild and may take many years to be noticed. Symptoms of diabetes include: feeling very thirsty, needing to urinate more often than usual, blurred vision,feeling tired, losing weight unintentionall, Urinate (pee) a lot, often at night, very hungry, have numb or tingling hands or feet, very dry skin, sores that heal slowly and having more infections than usual There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2  and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction. This reaction stops your body from making insulin. It’s usually diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. With type ...

Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia. Bacteria are a common cause of pneumonia in adults. Viruses that infect your lungs and airways can cause pneumonia. The flu and the common cold are the most common causes of viral pneumonia in adults. Respiratory syncytial virus  is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in young children. Pneumonia symptoms can vary from so mild you barely notice them, to so severe that hospitalization is required. How your body responds to pneumonia depends on the type germ causing the infection, your age and your overall health. The signs and symptoms of pneumonia may include:Cough, which may produce greenish, yellow or even b...

Blood pressure is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Arteries carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher than normal.     Having blood pressure measures consistently above normal may result in a diagnosis of high blood pressure (or hypertension). The higher your blood pressure levels, the more risk you have for other health problems, such as heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.It's important to have your blood pressure checked at least every two years starting at age 18.  Blood pressure is determined by two things: the amount of blood the heart pumps and how hard it is for the blood to move through the arteries. The more blood the heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, the higher the blood pressure. There are two types of high blood pressure; the primary hypertension, also know as essential hypertension and the secondary hyp...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.                             An affected lung Tuberculosis can spread when a person with the illness coughs, sneezes or sings.This can put tiny droplets with the germs into the air. Another person can then breathe in the droplets, and the germs enter the lungs and become infected; this is called latent TB infection. The general symptoms of TB include; weight loss, feelings of sickness or weakness, loss of appetite, feeling tired or exhausted, fever, night sweats and feeling generally unwell. The symptoms of TB disease of the lungs also include coughing, chest pain, and the coughing up of blood.   If TB has spread to another part of your body such as your glands (lymph nodes), bones or brain, you may also have other symptoms, includ...