TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diabetes Mellitus A1 - Misher, Anne A2 - Sutton, S. Scott PY - 2020 T2 - McGraw Hill’s NAPLEX® Review Guide, 4e AB - Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood glucose as well as altered fat and protein metabolism that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action (sensitivity), or both. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) characterized by insulin deficiency and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) characterized by insulin resistance combined with β-cell dysfunction. Additional subclasses include gestational diabetes (GDM) and secondary diabetes associated with hormonal syndromes, medications, and diseases of the pancreas. The key differences between T1DM and T2DM are the pathophysiology, etiology of hyperglycemia, and clinical presentation; however, both are associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179736057 ER -