See Also: Diabetes Mellitus(health)
Diabetes mellitus(medicine)
diabetes mellitus(encyclopedia)
Gestational diabetes mellitus(health)
type I diabetes mellitus(medicine)
diabetes mellitus, experimental(medicine)
diabetes mellitus, lipoatrophic(medicine)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)(health)
diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent(medicine)
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus(medicine)

Diabetes Mellitus (health)


A metabolic disease caused by an absolute or a relative deficiency of insulin, a hormone that controls how the body processes glucose, protein, and fats. When the body's insulin supply is decreased, it cannot process carbohydrates and it compensates by overprocessing fats and protein. The condition is characterized by chronic high blood sugar and sugar in the urine. Diabetes mellitus can result in coma. Over time, complications can include nerve injury, blindness, kidney failure, and premature atherosclerosis with all of its complications.