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Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

2012; American Diabetes Association; Volume: 36; Issue: Supplement_1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2337/dc13-s067

ISSN

1935-5548

Tópico(s)

Diabetes and associated disorders

Resumo

MELLITUSdDiabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both.The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage, dysfunction, and failure of different organs, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.

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