Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; pregnancy of diabetic patients = PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS but do not confuse with DIABETES, GESTATIONAL: see note there; /diet ther: consider coord with DIET, DIABETIC but see note there; alloxan- & streptozocin-induced diabetes: see note on DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL

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  1. C18.452w.394.750w
  2. C19w.246w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diabetes Mellitus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003920. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003920
  2. Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
  3. Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12206