SPOTLIGHT: Diabetes mellitus

In last month's article, we looked at a number of endocrine disorders such as, Cushing's disease, Addison's disease and diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus - or just diabetes as it's more commonly referred to - is also an endocrine disorder and one which underwriters encounter far more often than those conditions discussed last month. With Diabetes Awareness week coming up in June (14 - 20) it seemed like an opportune moment to look at this condition in more detail. Diabetes is derived from the Greek word for siphon, meaning to pass through, and the Latin word, mellitus, which means...