Diabetes mellitus

2. low blood sugar
4. nerve cell damage
6. damage to the blood vessels in the eye
8. the death of body tissue due to either a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection
9. increased thirst
12. damage to the blood bessels in the kidneys
15. a sugar that the body uses for energy. In order to use it properly, your body must have enough of the hormone insulin.
17. high levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood
19. high levels of glucose in urine
20. a hormone that helps the body use glucose.

1. a hormone made by the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream.
3. Drugs used in diabetes mellitus treatment by lowering the glucose level in the blood.
5. a foreign substance such as a virus that invades the body
7. excessive urination
10. a gland organ.Enzymes, or digestive juices are secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine.
11. specialized proteins that are part of the immune system
13. increased hunger
14. the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues
16. a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones
18. the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally