What is Diabetes Mellitus? How to Answer Exam Questions

❤️ Support us - transfer to a VISA card 4355053921990398 (ARMEN ASTVATSATRYAN) via Diabetes mellitus is impaired insulin secretion and variable degrees of peripheral insulin resistance leading to hyperglycemia. Early symptoms are related to hyperglycemia and include polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, and blurred vision. Later complications include vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, and predisposition to infection. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma glucose. Treatment is diet, exercise, and drugs that reduce glucose levels, including insulin, oral antihyperglycemic drugs, and non-insulin injectable drugs. Complications can be delayed or prevented with adequate glycemic control; heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality in diabetes mellitus. #diabetes #hyperglycemia #exam Professor Armen Astvatsatryan, MD, PhD, ScD, Fellow of European Society of Cardiology. First Dean and Founder of Faculty of Public Health of European Regional Educational Academy (now University). One of 100 Top Health Professionals - 2007 by the International Biographical Center`s (Cambridge, England) aramis1969@