diabetes
group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period
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Summary
diabetes is a class of disease[1]. diabetes ranks in the top 4% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,356 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: glucose metabolism disease[3], endocrine system disease[4], autoimmune disease of endocrine system[5]
- Commons category: Diabetes mellitus[6]
- Has part(s): type 2 diabetes[7], type-1 diabetes[8], gestational diabetes[9], malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus[10], Diabetes mellitus and deafness[11], Mitochondrial diabetes[12], maturity-onset diabetes of the young[13], Latent autoimmune diabetes[14]
- Afflicts: Homo sapiens[15]
- Symptoms and signs: polyuria[16], polydipsia[17], polyphagia[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Diabetes[19]
- Medical examination: complete blood count[20], blood test[21], urinalysis[22], glucose tolerance test[23], glycated haemoglobin[24], blood glucose monitoring[25], glucose test[26], noninvasive glucose monitor[27], blood glucose[28]
- Commons gallery: Diabetes mellitus[29]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[36], Dresdner Hefte[37], Chinese Encyclopedia[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Diabetes[39]
- Has effect: cataract[40], peripheral neuropathy[41], diabetic retinopathy[42], diabetic nephropathy[43], diabetic foot[44]
- ICD-9-CM: 250[45]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2985[46]
- Different from: diabetes insipidus[47]
- Health specialty: diabetology[48], endocrinology[49]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: chromium picolinate[50], voglibose[51], Insulin Lispro[52], metformin[53]
Why It Matters
diabetes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] diabetes is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]