Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes Care · 2012 · 2.3K citations · 14 references

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MELLITUSdDiabetes 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 different organs, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.

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