Category Archives: Hormons and Gland Disorders

What is this Condition? Graves’ disease is a metabolic imbalance resulting from overproduction of thyroid hormones. This disorder causes increased production of the hormone thyroxine, enlarges the thyroid gland (goiter), and causes numerous changes in body systems. Graves’ disease occurs … Continue reading →

What is this Condition? Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which the body produces little or no insulin or resists the insulin that it does produce. Insulin transports glucose into the cells for use as energy and storage as … Continue reading →

What do Doctors call these Conditions? Hyperpituitarism What are these Conditions? Acromegaly and gigantism are chronic, progressive diseases marked by hormonal dysfunction and startling skeletal overgrowth. Acromegaly causes bones to thicken and grow transversely. Gigantism causes proportional overgrowth of all … Continue reading →