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Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications include diabetic ketoacidosis and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma.Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers and damage to the eyes. As of 2014, an estimated 387 million people have diabetes worldwide, with type 2 diabetes making up about 90% of the cases. This is equal to 8.3% of the adult population, with equal rates in both women and men. In the years 2012 to 2014, diabetes is estimated to have resulted in 1.5 to 4.9 million deaths per year. Diabetes at least doubles the risk of death. The number of people with diabetes is expected to rise to 592 million by 2035. The global economic cost of diabetes in 2014 was estimated to be $612 billion USD. In the United States, diabetes cost $245 billion in 2012.

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Control y Complicaciones de la Diabetes (DCCT)

Es un estudio realizado por el Instituto Nacional de Diabetes y Enfermedades Digestivas y Renales, llevado a cabo desde 1983 hasta 1993 en las personas con diabetes tipo 1. El estudio mostró que la ...

Programa de Prevención de la Diabetes

un estudio realizado por el Instituto Nacional de Diabetes y Enfermedades Digestivas y Renales realizado 1998-2001 en personas con alto riesgo de desarrollar diabetes tipo 2. Todos los participantes ...

Bomba de insulina

Es unn dispositivo para administrar insulina aproximadamente del tamaño de una baraja de cartas que se pueden llevar en el cinturón o mantenidos en un bolsillo. La bomba de insulina se conecta al ...

Acarbose

Es un medicamento oral utilizado para tratar la diabetes tipo 2. Bloquea las enzimas que digieren los almidones en los alimentos. El resultado es un aumento más lento y menor en la glucosa en ...

空腹血糖受损（IFG）

一个血糖测试，8至12小时后快速取，显示血糖高于正常值，但为高达确诊糖尿病的状态。 IFG，也称为糖尿病前期，在100毫克/分升至125毫克/分升的水平。大多数患有糖尿病前期是有潜在危险发展成2型糖尿病。更多请参见http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/common-terms/common-terms-f-k.html#sthash.AmYDp93k. ...

糖尿病酮症酸中毒（DKA）

紧急状况，表现为非常高的血糖水平，以及严重缺乏胰岛素，导致身体能源脂肪被击穿并在血液和尿中积累的酮。 DKA的症状有恶心，呕吐，胃痛，呼吸果香气味和呼吸急促。未经治疗的DKA可导致昏迷和死亡。更多请参见 http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/common-terms/#sthash.bIAIhlZA.dpuf ...

A1C

一个测量一个人在过去2至3个月的平均血糖水平的测试。血红蛋白是红细胞携带氧到细胞的一部分，有时也加入血液中的葡萄糖。也被称为糖化血红蛋白，试验表明葡萄糖该粘在红血细胞，其正比于葡萄糖的血液中的量。更多请参见 http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/common-terms/#sthash.bIAIhlZA.dpuf ...