A disease in which the body does not control the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood and the kidneys make a large amount of urine. This disease occurs when the body does not make enough i [..]

A disorder of carbohydrate (sugar) metabolism characterized by elevated blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and glucose in the urine resulting from inadequate production or use of insulin (e.g. hypergl [..]

A disease associated with inadequate production of or response to insulin.

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(mue-li´tus) The appearance of glucose in the urine due to the presence of high plasma glucose concentrations, even in the fasting state. This disease is caused by either lack of sufficient insulin secretion or inadequate responsiveness of the target tissues to the effects of insulin. diapedesis

Metabolic disorder caused by the ineffective production of insulin.

Excessive glucose in the urine, caused by the failure of insulin to induce glucose absorption by the body. Two types of diabetes mellitus are known: Type I (juvenile-onset) and Type II (adult-onset).

A condition characterized by high blood glucose (sugar) resulting from the body’s inability to use glucose efficiently. Insulin normally helps the body’s cells use glucose. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin; in type 2 diabetes, the body is resistant to the effects of available insulin.

A disorder of carbohydrate metabolism resulting from insulin deficiency. Characterized by high blood sugar levels that result in weakness, frequent urination and increased thirst and hunger.

A chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a lack of insulin secretion and/or increased cellular resistance to insulin, resulting in elevated blood levels of simple sugars (glucose) and including complications involving damage to the eyes, kidneys, nervous system and vascular system.

A group of disorders in which there is a defect in the transfer of glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream into cells, leading to abnormally high levels of blood sugar (hyperglycemia).There are two disti [..]

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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that adversely affects the body’s ability to manufacture and use insulin, a hormone necessary for the conversion of food into energy. There are two ma [..]

Diabetes is a common disease in which one's blood sugar is not appropriately controlled. It is a risk factor for coronary artery disease among other conditions. There are two primary types of [..]

commonly referred to as just diabetes in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period causing frequent urinating, increased thirst, and weight loss.

a chronic metabolic disease, characterized by abnormally high blood glucose (sugar) levels, resulting from the inability of the body to produce or respond to insulin. Type 1 diabetes mellitus, formerl [..]

A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by Hyperglycemia and Glucose Intolerance.

Diabetes Mellitus induced experimentally by administration of various diabetogenic agents or by Pancreatectomy.

Diabetes Mellitus induced by Pregnancy but resolved at the end of Pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (Pregnancy in Diabetics). Gestational diabetes usual [..]

A type of Diabetes Mellitus that is characterized by severe Insulin Resistance and Lipodystrophy. The latter may be generalized, partial, acquired, or congenital (Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized [..]

A subtype of Diabetes Mellitus that is characterized by Insulin deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe Hyperglycemia, rapid progression to Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Death unless t [..]

A subclass of Diabetes Mellitus that is not Insulin-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia; and eventually by Glucose Intolerance; Hy [..]

A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.

Diabetes mellitus induced experimentally by administration of various diabetogenic agents or by PANCREATECTOMY.

A type of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by a paucity of adipose tissue (LIPODYSTROPHY) and severe INSULIN RESISTANCE. There are several forms involving any one of a number of genes encoding [..]

A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless t [..]

A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HY [..]

A metabolic disease caused by failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, a hormone that allows blood sugar to be used up by the cell that require it. Chronic use of corticosteroids to treat another i [..]

A metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency in the hormone insulin and an accompanying inability to properly digest sugars; signs include excessive urination, too much sugar in the blood, thirs [..]

a condition characterized by hyperglycemia

A condition characterized by a continuously high blood glucose concentration as a result of a relative or absolute lack of insulin. The body cells are unable to use glucose for energy.

Any of several diseases in which the kidneys make a large amount of urine. Diabetes usually refers to diabetes mellitus in which there is also a high level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood because the body does not make enough insulin or use it the way it should.

A condition where there is too much sugar in the blood.

  A disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, characterized by hyper-glycemia and glycosuria and resulting from inadequate production or utilization of insulin. Commonly classified as Type I or Type II Diabetes Mellitus.

A disease associated with the absence or reduced levels of insulin, a hormone essential for the transport of glucose to cells.

A common form of diabetes in which the body cannot properly store or use glucose (sugar), the body's main source of energy.

A disease characterized by the body’s inability to produce the amount of insulin required to metabolize sugar; although predisposition to the disease is genetically determined, other factors such as s [..]

A disease that occurs when the body is not able to use blood glucose (sugar). Blood sugar levels are controlled by insulin, a hormone in the body that helps move glucose (sugar) from the blood to muscles and other tissues. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not make enough insulin or the body does not respond to the insulin that is made. There [..]