Diabetes mellitus is the name for several disorders with one thing in common: there is too much glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The body uses a natural hormone, called insulin, to change sugar and other food into energy. Diabetes develops when the body does not produce enough insulin or produces none at all. Or it develops when the body cannot use insulin. People living with diabetes often suffer from other health problems. One complication can be damage to tissue on the feet. These foot ulcers can worsen if left untreated. Doctors may decide to remove the damaged area in an operation called an amputation. In some cases, the patient could die. But a device being developed in Britain could help doctors recognize when ulcers are about to form. Using a relatively simple temperature sensing device, doctors scan a patient’s feet for signs of an ulcer.
Title: Scientists Developing Machine to Identify Diabetes-related Ulcers
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/foot_ulcers.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Scientists Developing Machine to Identify Diabetes-related Ulcers' data-article-id='2749'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6438'>Diabetes mellitus is the name for several disorders with one thing in common: </span> <span data-start-time='6438' data-end-time='11854'>there is too much glucose, or sugar, in the blood.</span> <span data-start-time='11854' data-end-time='21958'>The body uses a natural hormone, called insulin, to change sugar and other food into energy.</span> <span data-start-time='21958' data-end-time='30938'>Diabetes develops when the body does not produce enough insulin or produces none at all.</span> <span data-start-time='30938' data-end-time='36896'>Or it develops when the body cannot use insulin.</span> <span data-start-time='36896' data-end-time='43521'>People living with diabetes often suffer from other health problems.</span> <span data-start-time='43521' data-end-time='50521'>One complication can be damage to tissue on the feet.</span> <span data-start-time='50521' data-end-time='56063'>These foot ulcers can worsen if left untreated.</span> <span data-start-time='56063' data-end-time='64875'>Doctors may decide to remove the damaged area in an operation called an amputation.</span> <span data-start-time='64875' data-end-time='69333'>In some cases, the patient could die.</span> <span data-start-time='69333' data-end-time='79542'>But a device being developed in Britain could help doctors recognize when ulcers are about to form.</span> <span data-start-time='79542' data-end-time='90479'>Using a relatively simple temperature sensing device, doctors scan a patient’s feet for signs of an ulcer.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/foot_ulcer.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9750 data-hint-location='50521' style='display:none;'><div 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class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/people_living_with_diabetes_often_suffer_from__blank_.m4a'>People living with diabetes often suffer from <span class='blank'>other health problems</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='other health problems'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/eating_disorders.m4a'><span>eating disorders</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/other_health_problems.m4a'><span>other health problems</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/depression.m4a'><span>depression</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2232/foot_ulcers.m4a'><span>foot ulcers</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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