DIAGNOSIS DIABETES MELLITUS

Diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus

[Quanza Bridgeforth]

[Semester 2009}

Diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is an assembly of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia producing from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is affiliated with long-term damage, dysfunction, and failure of diverse organs, particularly the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.

 

Review

Several pathogenic processes are engaged in the development of diabetes. These variety from autoimmune destruction of the ß-cells of the pancreas with consequent insulin deficiency to abnormalities that outcome in opposition to insulin action. Deficient insulin action outcomes from insufficient insulin secretion and/or weakened tissue answers ...