Dr Manish Kushe

All the cells in your body need sugar to work normally. Sugar gets into the cells with the help of a hormone called insulin which is made by the pancreas, an organ in your abdomen. If there is not enough insulin, or if your body stops responding to insulin, sugar builds up in the blood.

There are mainly two different types of diabetes:

• Type 1 diabetes - In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin or makes very little insulin.
• Type 2 diabetes - In most people with type 2 diabetes, the body stops responding to insulin normally. Then, over time, the pancreas stops making enough insulin.

Hyperthyroidism is a condition that can make you feel shaky, anxious, and tired. It happens when a gland in your neck, called the thyroid gland, makes too much thyroid hormone.

HYPERthyroidism is the medical term used when a person makes excess of thyroid hormone.

On the contrary, HYPOthyroidism is when a person does not make enough thyroid hormone.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or "PCOS," is a condition with symptoms ranging from irregular periods, acne, extra facial hair, or hair loss from the head. The patients also experience challenging fertility problems. It is a very common condition (5 to 8 percent of all women).

The association of PCOS with insulin resistance and obesity is well known.

Osteoporosis is a disease that makes your bones weak. People with the disease can break their bones too easily. Breaking a bone can be serious, especially if the bone is in the hip. People who break a hip sometimes lose the ability to walk on their own.

Hence it is so important to avoid breaking a bone in the first place.

Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects some people when they are pregnant. It happens because pregnancy increases the body's need for insulin, but the body cannot always make enough.

Due to high blood sugar levels, the baby can grow big, which can complicate delivery. It also increases the risk of life-threatening problems during pregnancy called preeclampsia.

Prolactinomas are abnormal growths that form in an organ called the "pituitary gland". These growths can cause various symptoms, such as milky discharge from breast, absent monthly periods in women, or low sex drive in men.

Adrenal disorders cause Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome, and Adrenal adenomas.

The menopause is when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally. The menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age, as a woman's estrogen levels decline.

Some men develop depression, loss of sex drive, erectile dysfunction, and other physical and emotional symptoms when they reach their late 40s to early 50s.

Other symptoms common in men this age are: mood swings and irritability, loss of muscle mass, fat redistribution, general lack of enthusiasm or energy, difficulty sleeping, poor concentration and short-term memory.