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  1. Diabetes Articles - CDC

    May 15, 2024 · Explore this collection of articles created for people with diabetes or who are at risk for diabetes, and their families and friends. You'll learn about the basics of self-care, when education makes a big difference, and signs and symptoms to watch out for.

  2. Pathophysiology of diabetes: An overview - PMC - PubMed …

    In this review, we would be focusing on the classification of diabetes and its pathophysiology including that of its various types. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, endocrinopathies, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, neonatal diabetes.

  3. Diabetes - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Jan 3, 2020 · Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease of inadequate control of blood levels of glucose. It has many subclassifications, including type 1, type 2, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), gestational diabetes, neonatal diabetes, and steroid-induced diabetes.

  4. What is Diabetes? Types, Symptoms, and Causes - Harvard Health

    Apr 18, 2022 · Diabetes (known formally as diabetes mellitus) is a chronic illness affecting more than 37 million Americans — about one out of every 10 people. Its primary feature is high blood sugar levels, also called blood glucose levels.

  5. Diabetes mellitus: The epidemic of the century - PMC

    Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Metabolic abnormalities in carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins result from the importance of insulin as an anabolic hormone.

  6. American Diabetes Association

    Find the newest published articles, latest podcasts, new professional books, and up-to-date diabetes news. You can also follow ADA Publications on Facebook @adaPublications.

  7. Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Nov 14, 2024 · Diabetes causes blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. In 2021, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused over 2 million deaths. In addition, around 11% of cardiovascular deaths were caused by high blood glucose.

  8. Type 2 Diabetes - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Jun 23, 2023 · In this review, we provide an overview of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical presentation, and principles of management of diabetes. DM is broadly classified into three types by etiology and clinical presentation, type 1 diabetes, type …

  9. Diabetes: a defining disease of the 21st century - The Lancet

    Jun 24, 2023 · The world has failed to understand the social nature of diabetes and underestimated the true scale and threat the disease poses. The GBD 2021 estimates and the Lancet Global Inequity in Diabetes Series are an urgent call to course correct.

  10. What Is Diabetes? - NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and ...

    Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is your body’s main source of energy. Your body can make glucose, but glucose also comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps glucose get into your cells to be used for energy.