What is diabetes mellitus?

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder. patients with diabetes mellitus have a high blood sugar (glucose) due to the lack of insulin or due to increased resistance to insulin. Diabetes mellitus is the new world pandemic. Now diabetes is considered as a part of metabolic syndrome.

There are four types of diabetes;

1. Type 1 diabetes mellitus ( due to lack of insulin)
2. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (due to increased resistence to insulin)
3. Type 3 diabetes mellitus ( secondary to other illness)
4. Type 4 diabetes mellitus (diabets mellitus during pregnancy)

Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes

clinical features, management and different aspects of diabetes mellitus depend on the type of diabetes mellitus.