Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes Care · 2008 · 1.8K citations · 4 references

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OF DIABETES MELLITUS -Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage, dysfunction, and failure of various organs, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.

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