Diabetes Types and Etiology

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What is the main characteristic of diabetes mellitus?

Inability to use insulin

Inability to produce insulin

Low blood glucose levels

High blood glucose levels (correct)

Which organization classifies diabetes into four general types?

American Heart Association (AHA)

American Diabetes Association (ADA) (correct)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

World Health Organization (WHO)

What can prevent or retard the development of microvascular complications of diabetes?

Increased blood glucose levels

Excessive insulin production

Elevated lipid protein metabolism

Maintenance of tight glycemic control (correct)

What are eventual complications in nearly every person with chronic diabetes?

Retinopathy and nephropathy Signup and view all the answers

Which component of diabetes involves an onset of nonspecific atherosclerosis and specific microangiopathy?

Vascular component Signup and view all the answers

What does persistent hyperglycemia lead to in diabetes?

Metabolic and vascular complications Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of type 1 diabetes?

Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency?

Type 2 diabetes Signup and view all the answers

What is classified as abnormal glucose tolerance that first appears or is detected during pregnancy?

Gestational diabetes Signup and view all the answers

How are persons who have abnormal blood glucose levels that are not high enough to be classified as diabetes diagnosed?

With prediabetes Signup and view all the answers

Which category comprises pathologic conditions attributed to genetic defects in beta cell function and diseases or infections that cause diabetes?

Other specific types Signup and view all the answers

What ranging pathogenic processes result in abnormalities causing insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes?

Abnormalities causing insulin resistance Signup and view all the answers

What is a major factor contributing to the continual rise in the number of cases of diabetes in the United States?

Obesity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of diabetes is characterized by beta cell destruction and immune-mediated processes?

Type 1 diabetes Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of Type 2 diabetes?

Insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency Signup and view all the answers

Which type of diabetes may have no evidence of autoimmunity involved?

Type 1 diabetes Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is not mentioned as a cause for diabetes in the text?

Hypertension Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of genetic syndromes mentioned in the classification of diabetes?

Other genetic syndromes Signup and view all the answers