RT Book, Section
A1 Kerr, Jessica L.
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 7255301
T1 Chapter 58. Diabetes Mellitus
T2 McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-175562-7
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7255301
RD 2024/04/18
AB Diabetes  mellitus  is  a  progressive  disease  that  affects  nearly  8%  of  the  US  population.1  Diabetes  affects  patients  of  all  ages  and  is  associated  with  chronic  complications  of  microvascular,  macrovascular,  and  neuropathic  disorders.  There  are  two  major  types  of  diabetes:  type  1  (T1DM)  and  type  2  (T2DM).  Other  subclasses  have  been  identified  such  as  gestational  diabetes  (GDM)  and  secondary  diabetes  associated  with  hormonal  syndromes,  medications,  diseases  of  the  pancreas,  and  rare  conditions  involving  insulin  receptors.2  Diabetes  is  characterized  by  hyperglycemia  due  to  defects  in  insulin  action,  insulin  secretion  or  both.  The  key  differences  between  T1DM  and  T2DM  are  the  pathophysiology,  etiology  of  hyperglycemia,  and  clinical  presentation.