Diabetes
There are five types of diabetes; types 1-5:
Type 1 Diabetes [1] - is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes melitus and is caused due to the immune system destroying pancratic beta cells and so preventing them producing insulin.
Type 2 Diabetes[2] - is also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and is caused due to insulin no longer triggering its signalling cascade. Increasing obestiy in the world is making this type of diabetes increasingly common.
Type 3 Diabetes - other specific types of diabetes
Type 4 Diabetes [3]- gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Type 5 Diabetes [4]- impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
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- ↑ Acta Med Indones. 2010 Oct;42(4):204-8. Insulin resistance profile among siblings of type 2 diabetes mellitus (preliminary study). Purnamasari D, Soegondo S, Oemardi M, Gumiwang I. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia - dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Jl. Diponegoro no. 71, Jakarta Pusat 10430, Indonesia.
- ↑ Diabetes Care. 2010 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] Body and Liver Fat Mass Rather Than Muscle Mitochondrial Function Determines Glucose Metabolism in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes. Prikoszovich T, Winzer C, Schmid AI, Szendroedi J, Chmelik M, Pacini G, Krssák M, Moser E, Funahashi T, Waldhäusl W, Kautzky-Willer A, Roden M. Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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