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	MSN Encarta - Diabetes Mellitus
		Diabetes Mellitus, disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body’s tissues absorb glucose (sugar) so it can be used as a source of energy.
		Diabetes mellitus differs from the less common diabetes insipidus, which is caused by lack of the hormone vasopressin that controls the amount of urine secreted.
		Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in people aged 20 to 74.
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	Mellitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mellitus was sent to England in 601 AD by Gregory in response to an appeal from Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canturbury, for a fresh band of missionaries.
		Mellitus was consecrated as Bishop of London by Augustine in 604 and founded St.
		He was driven from London by the heathen sons of King Sebert of Essex, after he refused the brothers request for a tast of the sacramental bread.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mellitus (241 words)

	Diabetes mellitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels), especially after eating.
		The most important forms of diabetes are due to decreased production of insulin (diabetes mellitus type 1, the first recognized form), or decreased sensitivity of body tissues to insulin (diabetes mellitus type 2, the more common form).
		Diabetes is often detected when a person suffers a problem frequently caused by diabetes, such as a heart attack, stroke, neuropathy, poor wound healing or a foot ulcer, certain eye problems, certain fungal infections, or delivering a baby with macrosomia or hypoglycemia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diabetes_mellitus (5135 words)

	Diabetes Tutorial
		Renal pelvis, infection with Candida albicans, PAS stain, microscopic.
		Peripheral vascular disease is a particular problem with diabetes mellitus and is made worse through the development of diabetic neuropathy, leading to propensity for injury.
		This is a feared complication of diabetes mellitus.
	www-medlib.med.utah.edu /WebPath/TUTORIAL/DIABETES/DIABETES.html (460 words)

	Diabetes mellitus - Medical Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Diabetes mellitus is a name for any condition that is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and disturbances of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.
		Much of the vascular damage that is associated with diabetes mellitus seems to be due, in large part, to prolonged uncontrolled high blood pressure, which is common in diabetics.
		Several studies have demonstrated that, for both types of diabetes mellitus, the rate and severity of these long term complication is substantially reduced, or eliminated, by keeping blood glucose levels at or near 'normal'.
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	Medicare insurance, diabetes testing supplies - Diabetic Supply.com
		Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas does not produce insulin or your body's cells do not properly use the insulin your pancreas releases.
		Type 2 diabetes mellitus is approaching epidemic proportions due to a growing prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles in the US and an increased portion of the American population reaching their 40's.
		Type 1 diabetes mellitus is usually diagnosed in children and young adults and can be mistakenly referred to as juvenile diabetes, even though this type of diabetes mellitus can surface in adults.
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	Encyclopedia: Diabetes mellitus
		Diabetic neuropathies are neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus.
		Main article: Diabetes mellitus type 2 Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly Diabetes mellitus type II and also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes, NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, relative insulin deficiency and obesity.
		Diabetic coma is a medical emergency in which a person with diabetes mellitus is comatose (unconscious) because of one of three acute complications of diabetes: Severe diabetic hypoglycemia Advanced diabetic ketoacidosis advanced enough to result in unconsciousness from a combination of severe hyperglycemia, dehydration and shock, and exhaustion Hyperosmolar nonketotic...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Diabetes-mellitus (9403 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Mellitus
		The consecration of Mellitus as bishop by Augustine took place soon after his arrival in England, and his first missionary efforts were among the East Saxons.
		Mellitus went to Kent, where similar difficulties had ensued upon the death of Ethelbert, and thence retired to Gaul about the year 616.
		Mellitus was buried in the monastery of SS.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10168b.htm (692 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Type 2) by MedicineNet.com
		Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, which result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both.
		Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes, means "sweet urine." Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine, hence the term sweet urine.
		Diabetes mellitus is also an important factor in accelerating the hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis), leading to strokes, coronary heart diseases, and other blood vessel diseases.
	www.medicinenet.com /diabetes_mellitus/article.htm (581 words)

	Topics of Interest > Diabetes Mellitus
		Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder of both cats and dogs.
		Diabetes mellitus, or sugar diabetes, is a hormone disorder which causes a persistent elevation of blood and urine sugar called glucose.
		With few exceptions, diabetes mellitus is a permanent disorder which requires treatment for the rest of your pet's life.
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	diabetes mellitus: review
		Skin manifestations in diabetes mellitus are common and expressed in numerous forms.
		Another curious phenomenon in diabetes mellitus is the spontaneous appearance of blisters on the extremities (usually confined to hands or feet).
		Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is an uncommon manifestation of diabetes mellitus, occurring in about 0.3% of these patients.(55) This skin manifestation is not pathognomonic for diabetes mellitus since less than two thirds of patients with necrobiosis lipoidica are diabetic.
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	American Family Physician: Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus: new criteria
		Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders with one common manifestation: hyperglycemia.
		Type 1 diabetes mellitus (formerly called type I, IDDM or juvenile diabetes) is characterized by beta cell destruction caused by an autoimmune process, usually leading to absolute insulin deficiency.[2,7] The onset is usually acute, developing over a period of a few days to weeks.
		Type 2 diabetes mellitus (formerly called NIDDM, type II or adult-onset) is characterized by insulin resistance in peripheral tissue and an insulin secretory defect of the beta cell.[2,7] This is the most common form of diabetes mellitus and is highly associated with a family history of diabetes, older age, obesity and lack of exercise.
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	Feline Diabetes Mellitus
		The clinical signs seen in diabetes are largely related to the elevated concentrations of blood glucose and the inability of the body to use glucose as an energy source due to the deficiency of insulin.
		Diabetes mellitus affects an estimated one in four hundred cats, and is seen more frequently in middle to old-age cats and more common in males than females.
		The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is made based on clinical signs, persistently elevated blood glucose concentration and the presence of glucose in the urine.
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	eMedicine - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 : Article by William L Isley, MD
		Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower limb amputations in the United States, with a 15- to 40-fold increase in risk compared to that of the nondiabetic population.
		Presumably, patients with IFG are at increased risk for development of diabetes mellitus, but their risk for macrovascular disease does not appear to be the same as for patients with IGT (which is about the same as patients with frank type 2 diabetes mellitus).
		Unlike type 1 diabetes mellitus, in which microalbuminuria is a good indicator of early kidney damage, microalbuminuria is a common finding (even at diagnosis) in type 2 diabetes mellitus and is a risk factor for macrovascular (especially coronary heart) disease.
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	Risk for Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged Caucasian Male Participants of the PROCAM Study: Implications for the ...
		Determination of risk for diabetes mellitus by interaction of glucose levels with body mass index (A), hypertension (B), and HDL cholesterol (C).
		Determination of risk for diabetes mellitus by interactions of HDL cholesterol with BMI (A) or hypertension (B).
		of diabetes mellitus (34, 35, 36, 37, 38) and death and the
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	diabetes mellitus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about diabetes mellitus
		Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas that prevents the production of insulin.
		Diabetes is still the most common cause of end-stage renal failure and there were 383 deaths per million population from diabetes mellitus in England and Wales in 1989.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /diabetes+mellitus (742 words)

	Liver Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
		Diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of glucose homeostasis occurring as a complication of liver disease
		Of the 34 patients with hepatitis C, 50% had diabetes mellitus, as opposed to 9% of the 66 patients with cirrhosis unrelated to hepatitis C. The association has been described also by others and was thought to be statistically significant.
		Ozyilkan E, Arslan M: Increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
	journal.diabetes.org /clinicaldiabetes/v17n21999/Pg73.htm (6757 words)

	NHG-Patiëntenbrief: Diabetes: Voedingsadviezen bij diabetes mellitus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Diabetes mellitus (suikerziekte) is een aandoening waarbij de hoeveelheid glucose in uw bloed (bloedsuiker) te hoog is. Door teveel glucose in uw bloed raken op den duur de bloedvaten en het zenuwweefsel beschadigd.
		In tegenstelling tot wat we vroeger dachten, is bij diabetes mellitus het gebruik van suiker toegestaan.
		Voor iemand met diabetes mellitus is het van belang ook het cholesterolgehalte in de gaten te houden.
	nhg.artsennet.nl /upload/104/patbrieven/d4f.htm (656 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus
		The most common form is diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder in which there is an inability to oxidize carbohydrates due to a disturbance in insulin production or function.
		Diabetes mellitus is characterized by elevated glucose in the plasma and episodic keto-acidosis.
		Secondary diabetes mellitus: A condition with the same symptoms as diabetes mellitus however it is due to disease of the pancreas or endocrine system, genetic disorders, or exposure to chemical agents.
	faculty.gvsu.edu /carlsont/diabetes/diabetes/diabetes-mellitus-good.htm (901 words)

	Canine Diabetes Mellitus
		Diabetes Mellitus is a group of conditions in which there is a deficiency of the hormone insulin or an insensitivity to it.
		The principal clinical signs of an animal with diabetes mellitus are therefore polyuria (excessive urination) and polydipsia (excessive water consumption).
		In general, they are not useful for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs but are some use in a small proportion of diabetic cats.
	www.petdiabetes.com /caninediabetespg.html (1514 words)

	Effects of ramipril on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus:
		Background Diabetes mellitus is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease.
		Although studies suggest that ACE inhibitors may prevent or delay serious events in some subgroups, their role in a broader group of people with diabetes who are at high risk of cardiovascular events remains unknown.
		Incidence of macrovascular disease in diabetes mellitus: the London follow-up to the WHO multinational study of vascular disease in diabetics.
	www.diabetes-mellitus.org /hope.htm (4618 words)

	diabetes,insulin,diabetes mellitus,diabetes management.diabetes symptoms,Juvenile diabetes,insulin resistance, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Both Types I and II diabetes are considered diabetes mellitus, a chronic degenerative disease caused when the pancreas either fails to produce a protein hormone called insulin or the body’s cells are resistant to the action of insulin.
		It was also accompanied by a 19 percent rise of diabetes in the 5 to 9 year old age group between the years 1980 and 1982 and 1987 and 1989.
		The addition of one new vaccine to the 5-9 year olds and a rise in the incidence of diabetes of 40 percent, and no new vaccines added to the 10 to 14 year olds and a rise in the incidence of IDDM by only 8 percent between the intervals 1970-1976 and 1990-1992.
	www.familyhealthnews.com /art_diabetes.htm (6806 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus
		Monitor insulin regimens in type 1 diabetes mellitus, including assessment of hypoglycemia, poor control, and factors contributing to variability in response.
		State the goals of therapy for lipids and blood pressure in a person with diabetes mellitus with or without advanced nephropathy.
		For each of the following disorders in a person with diabetes mellitus, compare and contrast the pharmacologic therapies to treat them; including comparisons of mechanism of action, safety, efficacy, and rationale for use: hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathy.
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	Diabetes Mellitus
		Diabetes mellitus is a disease involving the pancreas.
		Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to control the dog's blood glucose levels.
		Diabetes mellitus cannot be cured, but it can be effectively managed.
	www.healthypets.com /healthypetscom/diabmel.html (2271 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus - An Owner's Guide to Pet Care
		Diabetes mellitus is a chronic endocrine disorder that occurs in dogs and cats.
		Diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats is caused by damage to the pancreas.
		Although diabetes mellitus can be controlled with insulin and diet, diabetic animals are more susceptible to other health problems.
	www.executec.com /diabetes.htm (962 words)

	Aminoguanidine Prevents the Decreased Myocardial Compliance Produced by Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		of the cardiomyopathy of diabetes mellitus is not a consequence
		Histograms summarize the effect of captopril or aminoguanidine therapy on the slope of the linearized LVED stress-strain relation (myocardial elastic stiffness) in diabetes mellitus in rats.
		DM indicates rats with diabetes mellitus; DC, captopril-treated rats with diabetes mellitus; DA, aminoguanidine-treated rats with diabetes mellitus; C, control; CC, captopril-treated control; and CA, aminoguanidine-treated control.
	circ.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/93/10/1905 (4519 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus Statistics
		Diabetes mellitus (di"ah-BE'teez or di"ah-BE'tis meh-LI'tis) killed 73,249 Americans in 2002.
		577,000 Americans diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were discharged from hospitals in 2002.
		From two-thirds to three-fourths of people with diabetes mellitus die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4551 (240 words)

	Diabetes Mellitus
		Type II diabetes mellitus is also referred to as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), or adult onset diabetes mellitus (AODM).
		The major goal in treating diabetes mellitus is controlling elevated blood sugars (glucose) without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar.
		Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that requires insulin to sustain life.
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	Diabetes mellitus
		Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body.
		Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that causes serious health complications including renal (kidney) failure, heart disease, stroke, and blindness.
		The causes of diabetes mellitus are unclear, however, there seem to be both hereditary (genetic factors passed on in families) and environmental factors involved.
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