Metabolic Disorders

Metabolic Disorders

Metabolism is the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat. Chemicals in your digestive system break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body’s fuel. A metabolic disorder occurs when abnormal chemical reactions in your body...
Signs of Hyperthyroidism

Signs of Hyperthyroidism

In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is overactive. It produces too much of its hormone. Hyperthyroidism affects about 1% of women. It’s less common in men. Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, affecting about 70% of people with an overactive...
Addison’s Disease

Addison’s Disease

One way the body keeps itself in balance is by using chemical messengers called hormones to regulate various functions. Just above each of your kidneys is a small adrenal gland. These glands make hormones essential to a healthy life. When they don’t make enough...
What is Hyperglycemia?

What is Hyperglycemia?

Hyperglycemia means high glucose in the blood. Your body needs glucose to properly function. Your cells rely on glucose for energy. Hyperglycemia is a defining characteristic of diabetes—when the blood glucose level is too high because the body isn’t properly...
Symptoms of Pituitary Disease

Symptoms of Pituitary Disease

The pituitary gland is a tiny organ, the size of a pea, found at the base of the brain. As the “master gland” of the body, it produces many hormones that travel throughout the body, directing certain processes or stimulating other glands to produce other hormones....