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'''Diabetes mellitus''', often (less precisely) just '''diabetes''', is a common affliction that is increasing the expanding waistlines. | '''Diabetes mellitus''', often (less precisely) just '''diabetes''', is a common affliction that is increasing the expanding waistlines. | ||
=General= | |||
*Major cardiovascular risk factor. | |||
*Many subtypes. | |||
**Most common type 2, which is strongly assoc. with obesity. | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
Based on biochemistry, specifically: | |||
*Fasting blood glucose >=7.0 mmol/L. | |||
*Two-hour glucose tolerance test >=11.1 mmol/L. | |||
==Classic complications== | |||
Family medicine mnemonic ''HELP'': | |||
*H - HbA1c, HTn. | |||
*E - eye. | |||
*L - lipids. | |||
*P - podiatry, proteinuria, Pneumococcus vaccine. | |||
==Emergency room presentations== | |||
*[[Ketoacidosis]] - DM type 1. | |||
*HONK - DM type 2. | |||
=Subspecialty specific findings= | |||
==Dermatopathology== | ==Dermatopathology== | ||
*[[Acanthosis nigricans]]. | *[[Acanthosis nigricans]]. | ||
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*[[Arterial hyaline]] - in both afferent and efferent arteriole of the [[kidney]]. | *[[Arterial hyaline]] - in both afferent and efferent arteriole of the [[kidney]]. | ||
== | ==Neuropathology== | ||
* | *Idiopathic inflammatory myositis.<ref name=pmid20536597>{{cite journal |author=Limaye VS, Lester S, Blumbergs P, Roberts-Thomson PJ |title=Idiopathic inflammatory myositis is associated with a high incidence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus |journal=Int J Rheum Dis |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=132–7 |year=2010 |month=May |pmid=20536597 |doi=10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01470.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Clinical]] | [[Category:Clinical]] | ||