neural diabetis - Diagnosing Diabetes using Artificial...

Diagnosing Diabetes using
Artificial Neural Networks
Dr. K. Ganesan
Director, TIFAC-CORE in Automotive
Infotronics &
Senior Professor in School of
Information Technology & Engg.
VIT University, Vellore – 632 014
[email protected]

Introduction
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Diabetes mellitus is the forth biggest cause of death
world wide, particularly in developed and developing
countries.
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It can cause blindness and visual impairment and many
times lead to cardiovascular disease.
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In the case of diabetes the body does not produce
insulin harmone properly.
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But insulin is needed by our body to convert sugar,
starch and food into simple molecules which can easily
enter into our body cells and provide sufficient energy for
doing our daily work.
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Due to lack of insulin, conversion of bigger molecules of
food into simpler ones is prohibited.
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As a result, the bigger molecules tend to accumulate in
blood and hence the blood sugar level increases and a
person gets diabetes disease.

Types of Diabetes
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There are 2 types of diabetes: type1 and type 2.
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Type 1 diabetes is diagnosed in children and young
adults and is also known as juvenile diabetes.
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In type 1, the islet cells of the pancreas that produces
insulin is seen as “enemy” by mistake.