DIABETESMELLITUS

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 .

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diabetes mellitus

Noun

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


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