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Diabetes is a chronic disease which requires early diagnosis and regular and prolonged treatment, or complications are likely to occur and to threaten health and life. There are three main acute complications: hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, and hype...

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Excess cholesterol and fatty substances, triglyceride, in the bloodstream is deemed hyperlipidemia. When the cholesterol level is too dense, it is easier to incur atherosclerosis, which increases the opportunity of getting coronary artery disease; also, w

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高脂血症是指血液中的膽固醇、三酸甘油酯過高。 當膽固醇濃度過高,則容易發生動脈粥狀硬化,會增加罹患冠狀動脈疾病的機率。 當三酸甘油酯濃度大於 500 mg/dl,容易引起急性胰臟炎。

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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a state of insulin deficiency. When the glucose is unable to enter cells and accumulates within bloodstream, it triggers high blood sugar.

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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, resulting from a viral infection known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

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