Diabetes Mellitus: Introduction: It is is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by constant high blood glucose levels otherwise known as blood sugar resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes and its types: Diabetes can be majorly classified into two basic categories type 1 and type 2 diabetes both of which are caused by malfunctions in the hormone insulin. Our body has the capability to break down carbohydrates into glucose and thus produce a specific type of hormone called insulin. The main function of this hormone is to inform the body cells to absorb glocuse coming from the blood stream. In most of the cases of type 1 diabetes, this occurs when there is not enough insulin in the body to perform this function. Whereas, in the case of type 2, this happens when our body stops responding to insulin, either because accumulation of sugar in blood or for any other reason. Most people are now being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and there are some of the things you need to know to live a healthy lifestyle. Type 2 diabetes causes: As mentioned previously type 2 diabetes is caused when the body is not able to effectively use insulin to bring back glucose into the body cells resulting in the development of insulin resistance. This results in increased demand for insulin in insulin target...