Diabetes (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Diabetes is a term used for some medical conditions, which have excessive urination as a prominent symptom. This page serves to help you find the article you want.

Diabetes insipidus: Disease caused by a deficiency in the secretion of vasopressin, or by the failure of the kidney to respond to vasopressin. ^[e]

Diabetes mellitus describes the condition in which the excessive urination is caused by high blood levels of glucose (a sugar).

There are three main articles about diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus: Relative or absolute lack of insulin leading to uncontrolled carbohydrate metabolism. ^[e]
Diabetes mellitus type 1: Insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. ^[e]
Diabetes mellitus type 2: Medical condition characterised by glucose intolerance and hyperglycemia ^[e]
Gestational diabetes: Glucose intolerance which occurs in pregnancy, usually noticed between the 24th and 28th weeks of expectancy. ^[e]

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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-This page lists the different types of Diabetes. All types of diabetes are characterized by excessive urination (''[[polyuria]]''). In [[diabetes insipidus]], the urination is due to insufficient effect of [[antidiuretic hormone]]. In the other types of diabetes, the urination is due to high blood levels of glucose. The glucose functions as a diuretic and causes the kidneys to urinate.
+{{disambig}}
+Diabetes is a term used for some medical conditions, which have excessive urination as a prominent symptom. This page serves to help you find the article you want.
+{{rpl|Diabetes insipidus}}
-*[[Diabetes insipidus]] is characterized by frequent excretion of large amounts of dilute urine, and excessive thirst as a result of decreased effect of [[antidiuretic hormone]] (ADH).
+Diabetes mellitus describes the condition in which the excessive urination is caused by high blood levels of [[glucose]] (a sugar).
-*[[Diabetes mellitus type 1]] is identified by decreased insulin levels as a result of deficiency or loss of efficiency of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
-*[[Diabetes mellitus type 2]] is the result of decreased efficiency of the body's transfer of insulin across the cell membrane and results in elevated blood insulin and glucose levels.
-*[[Gestational diabetes]] is characterised as increased blood insulin and glucose levels that occurs only during pregnancy as a result of hormonal changes that cause resistance to insulin.  This is not the same as Pregnancy of Diabetics which is when a previously diagnosed diabetic becomes pregnant.
-{{disambig}}
+There are three main articles about diabetes mellitus
+{{rpl|Diabetes mellitus}}
+{{rpl|Diabetes mellitus type 1}}
+{{rpl|Diabetes mellitus type 2}}
+{{rpl|Gestational diabetes}}
+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.

Diabetes (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

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