Diabetes (disambiguation)
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Diabetes is a term used for two medical conditions, which have excessive urination as a prominent symptom.
- Diabetes insipidus, in which the excessive urination is due to insufficient effect of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
- Diabetes mellitus, in which the excessive urination is caused by high blood levels of glucose (a sugar).
Diabetes mellitus has three main types:
- Diabetes mellitus type 1, in which the high blood glucose is caused by insulin deficiency. This type usually develops before the age of 30 years.
- Diabetes mellitus type 2, in which high blood glucose is related to resistance of the bodies tissues to the action of insulin, impaired insulin secretion and/or increased glucose production. The occurrence rate of this type of diabetes increases with age but it also occurs in obese children.
- Gestational diabetes mellitus, in which changes in insulin resistance, related to pregnancy, causes high blood glucose. This is not the same as ‘Diabetes in Pregnancy’, which is when a person previously diagnosed with diabetes mellitus becomes pregnant.
The terms insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus are no longer used to classify diabetes mellitus because people with any type of diabetes mellitus may need treatment with insulin.
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