Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition best described as the inability of the pancreas to manufacture enough insulin to meet the body’s needs. Diabetes also happens when the body cannot correctly make good use of the insulin it produces. This leads to increased blood glucose levels, otherwise known as hyperglycemia, leading to cellular distress and damage. Chronic and irreversible diabetes includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes. People may also have potentially reversible diabetes, such as prediabetes and gestational diabetes, which happens to pregnant women.
Elevated blood glucose levels mean the kidneys must work double-time to filter the blood to remove the toxins. When the kidneys can no longer filter the excess glucose from the body, this will lead to protein and glucose molecules mixing with the urine. When this happens, the urine turns foamy and, often, smelly.
Although diabetes doesn’t have a cure, doctors advise constantly consulting them to help manage the condition with the proper medication and self-care techniques. Managing diabetes entails behavioral and lifestyle changes attributed to better self-care.
