Diabetes Mellitus
Of diabetes. May also be referred to as DM.
Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'".
This concept's ID is @1~71120
Contains
- type I diabetes
Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive...
- type II diabetes
Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated...
- latent diabetes
A mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there...