Definition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
Erwin Schleicher, Christian Gerdes, Astrid Petersmann, Dirk Müller‐Wieland, Ulrich Müller, Guido Freckmann, Lutz Heinemann, Matthias Nauck, Rüdiger Landgraf
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is the collective term for heterogeneous metabolic disorders whose main finding is chronic hyperglycaemia. The cause is either a disturbed insulin secretion or various grades of insulin resistance or usually both.
Topics & Concepts
Diabetes mellitusInsulin resistanceMedicineMetabolic disorderInsulinInternal medicineEndocrinologyIntensive care medicineDiabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes and associated disordersDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins