Diabetes mellitus is a group of endocrine diseases associated with disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. In this case, the body experiences a relative or absolute lack of pancreatic hormone - insulin, which provokes excess of normal blood glucose levels. Prolonged lack of treatment leads to hyperglycemia, when the cells of the organs begin to starve, even with an abundant and timely diet. Diagnosis and treatment of the pathology is performed by an endocrinologist. In many cases, diabetes mellitus is a natural consequence of increased consumption of easily available carbohydrates. Especially dangerous is the abundance of sweets on the background of regular...

Gastritis is an inflammatory process in the mucous membrane of the inner walls of the stomach (the often encountered diagnosis "gastroduodenitis" means that the process has also spread to the sphincter-pylum and duodenum). For several reasons, gastritis with its characteristic symptoms, - not lethal, but significantly reducing quality of life, and not safe in prognostic terms, - is one of the most common diseases not only in gastroenterology, but also in general medical practice. According to modern data, the incidence rate exceeds 80% of the general population and reaches 90% in older age categories, and even these data - and...