type 2 diabetes
type of diabetes mellitus with high blood sugar and insulin resistance
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Summary
type 2 diabetes is a disease[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,536 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: diabetes[3], endocrine system disease[4]
- Part of: diabetes[5]
- Commons category: Diabetes mellitus type 2[6]
- ICPC 2 ID: T90[7]
- Afflicts: Homo sapiens[8]
- Symptoms and signs: polyuria[9], polydipsia[10], polyphagia[11]
- Medical examination: complete blood count[12], blood test[13], urinalysis[14], glucose tolerance test[15], glycated haemoglobin[16], blood glucose monitoring[17], glucose test[18], noninvasive glucose monitor[19]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26747[20]
- Different from: type-1 diabetes[21], diabetes insipidus[22], nephrogenic diabetes insipidus[23], central diabetes insipidus[24], maturity-onset diabetes of the young[25], gestational diabetes[26], gestational diabetes insipidus[27], dipsogenic diabetes insipidus[28]
- Health specialty: family medicine[29], endocrinology[30]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: luseogliflozin[31], miglitol[32], dapagliflozin[33], teneligliptin[34], colesevelam[35], ertugliflozin[36], anagliptin[37], statin[38], metformin[39], ACE inhibitor[40], healthy diet[41], physical activity[42]
- Genetic association: FAF1[43], ARL15[44], MPHOSPH9[45], RNF6[46], PCBD2[47], CRHR2[48], TCF7L2[49], CDKAL1[50], KCNQ1[51], JAZF1[52], KCNJ11[53]
Why It Matters
type 2 diabetes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]