Lately Danny has not felt like himself. Soon after his 15th birthday he began feeling thirsty all of the time, urinating frequently, and experiencing nausea. Due to Danny's age and symptoms, it is likely that he has developed Choose...type 2 diabetestype 1 diabetessyndrome Xgestational diabetes. Choose...HyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaHypertensionHypotension is the hallmark of Danny's ailment. It is called the disease of "starvation in the midst of plenty" because although blood glucose levels are high the carbohydrate cannot Choose...escape cellsbe released by the pancreasenter cellsenter the bloodstream.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. The risk of developing this type of diabetes icreases as fat storage increases in the Choose...thighsupper bodymid-sectionall of the above. Sometimes this type of diabetes can be managed by only Choose...exercisingavoiding strenuous behavioreliminating simple carbohydrates from the diettaking insulin.

Choose...HyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaSyndrome XKetosis occurs when blood glucose levels are too low. A person with diabetes develops this in response to Choose...a lack of insulin in the bloodkidney failureoverproduction of glycogenan overdose of insulin. If the body produces too much insulin in response to food the result is reactive hypoglycemia.