Definitions for Diabetes Mellitus
ˈmɛl ɪ təsdi·a·betes mel·li·tus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diabetes mellitus, DMnoun

   diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria

   "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diabetes mellitusnoun

   A medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia, especially after eating.

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1. diabetes mellitus

   Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is caused by either a lack of insulin-secreting beta-cells in the pancreas due to an autoimmune response (type 1 diabetes), an imbalance between blood sugar level and insulin production (type 2 diabetes), and can be precipitated by pregnancy (gestational diabetes). Symptoms of diabetes can vary, and if untreated, can have a range of acute and chronic complications. Untreated or poorly treated diabetes accounts for approximately 1.5 million deaths per year.There is no widely-accepted cure for most cases of diabetes. The most common treatment for type 1 diabetes is insulin replacement therapy (insulin injections). Anti-diabetic medications such as metformin and semaglutide, as well as lifestyle modifications, can be used to prevent or respond to type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes normally resolves shortly after delivery. As of 2019, an estimated 463 million people had diabetes worldwide accounting for 8.8% of the adult population. Type 2 diabetes makes up about 90% of all diabetes cases. The prevalence of the disease continues to increase, most dramatically in low- and middle-income nations. Rates are similar in women and men, with diabetes being the 7th-leading cause of death globally. By 2030, it is forecast that global expenditure on diabetes-related healthcare will exceed US$1 trillion.

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1. Diabetes mellitus

   Diabetes mellitus, or simply diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia. There are three main types of diabetes mellitus. ⁕Type 1 DM results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and currently requires the person to inject insulin or wear an insulin pump. This form was previously referred to as "insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" or "juvenile diabetes". ⁕Type 2 DM results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency. This form was previously referred to as non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or "adult-onset diabetes". ⁕The third main form, gestational diabetes occurs when pregnant women without a previous diagnosis of diabetes develop a high blood glucose level. It may precede development of type 2 DM. Other forms of diabetes mellitus include congenital diabetes, which is due to genetic defects of insulin secretion, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, steroid diabetes induced by high doses of glucocorticoids, and several forms of monogenic diabetes.

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1. Diabetes Mellitus

   A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diabetes Mellitus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diabetes Mellitus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Diabetes Mellitus in a Sentence

1. Hiroyasu Iso:

   We were surprised about the strength of the effect of television watching compared with the effects of advancing age, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, or body mass index in this study, we speculated that leg immobility during television watching had increased their risk of fatal pulmonary embolism.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Diabetes Mellitus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diabetes_Mellitus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_Mellitus
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Diabetes Mellitus