Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance...

Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a woman without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes generally...

Drugs used in diabetes treat diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood. With the exception of insulin, most GLP-1 receptor agonists...

The following is a glossary of diabetes which explains terms connected with diabetes. Contents:  Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V X References...

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a condition characterized by large amounts of dilute urine and increased thirst. The amount of urine produced can be nearly...

Look up Diabetes, diabetes, or diabètes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diabetes usually refers to diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic diseases...

The term diabetes includes several different metabolic disorders that all, if left untreated, result in abnormally high concentrations of a sugar called...

Complications of diabetes are secondary diseases that are a result of elevated blood glucose levels that occur in diabetic patients. These complications...