8 Questions
What are the symptoms mainly resulting from in diabetes?
A deficiency of insulin
What is the principal sign of diabetes according to the text?
Hyperglycemia
Which condition can quickly develop due to hyperglycemia in diabetes?
Polyuria
What can hyperglycemia over time lead to in diabetes?
Blindness
What term is used to refer to the regulation of blood glucose levels?
Glycemic control
What percentage of all diabetes cases does type 1 diabetes account for?
Approximately 5%
What age group typically develops type 1 diabetes, as mentioned in the text?
Children and adolescents
What is another term that was previously used for type 1 diabetes?
Juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus
Learn about diabetes as a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, including symptoms such as sustained hyperglycemia, polyuria, polydipsia, and ketonuria. Explore the long-term complications of diabetes like heart disease, renal failure, blindness, and neuropathy.
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