Diabetes (disambiguation)

This page lists the different types of Diabetes.

• Diabetes insipidus is characterized by frequent excretion of large amounts of dilute urine, and excessive thirst as a result of decreased levels of Antidiuretic hormone(ADH).
• Diabetes mellitus type 1 is identified by decreased insulin levels as a result of deficiency or loss of efficiency of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
• Diabetes mellitus type 2 is the result of decreased efficiency of the body's transfer of insulin across the cell membrane and results in elevated blood insulin and glucose levels.
• Gestational diabetes is characterised as increased blood insulin and glucose levels that occur only during pregnancy as a result of hormonal changes that cause resistance to insulin. This is not the same as Pregnancy of Diabetics which is when a previously diagnosed diabetic becomes pregnant.

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