If your pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or if your body's cells fail to respond to the insulin being produced (insulin resistance), then your blood will contain too much glucose (hyperglycaemia). This type of metabolic disorder is known as diabetes mellitus.
By Michael B. Ballard. 264 pp. It was the sad fate of General John C. Pemberton (1814-1881), a northerner serving in the Confederate army, to die in disgrace and humiliation. Because he surrendered Vicksburg to General Grant, many Confederates considered him a traitor.
The Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, July 1863. I n the summer of 1863, the Union and the Confederacy stood at a crossroads. For each side, victory would hinge on how well the two premier commanders, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, performed.