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2. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 1 diabetes ( T1D ), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. [5] Insulin is a hormone required for the cells to use blood sugar for energy and it helps regulate glucose levels in the bloodstream. [6] Before treatment this results in high blood sugar levels in the body. [7 ...

3. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. [10] [11] Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects. [12] Classic symptoms include thirst, polyuria, weight loss, and blurred vision. If left untreated ...

4. Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults - Wikipedia

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   Slowly evolving immune-mediated diabetes, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults ( LADA ), is a form of diabetes that exhibits clinical features similar to both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), [3] [4] and is sometimes referred to as type 1.5 diabetes. [5] It is an autoimmune form of diabetes, similar to T1D, but patients with LADA often show insulin resistance, similar to T2D ...

5. Outline of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Gestational diabetes – Gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high. It involves an increased risk of developing diabetes for both mother and child. Other types of diabetes: Congenital diabetes –.

6. History of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   History of diabetes. Appearance. Frederick Banting (right) joined by Charles Best in office, 1924. The condition known today as diabetes (usually referring to diabetes mellitus) is thought to have been described in the Ebers Papyrus ( c.1550BC ). Ayurvedic physicians (5th/6th century BC) first noted the sweet taste of diabetic urine, and called ...

7. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the life-threatening severe complications of diabetes that demands immediate attention and intervention. It is considered a medical emergency and can affect both patients with T1D (type 1 diabetes) and T2D (type 2 diabetes), but it is more common in T1D. [7] DKA results from significantly low insulin levels due to various ...