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==Background== | |||
*Diabetes Mellitus is a growing endocrine disorder. | |||
*It results from either inability of the body to release Insulin from pancreas or resistance against the actions of insulin. | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Hyperglycemia DDX}} | {{Hyperglycemia DDX}} | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 23 November 2016
Background
- Diabetes Mellitus is a growing endocrine disorder.
- It results from either inability of the body to release Insulin from pancreas or resistance against the actions of insulin.
Differential Diagnosis
Hyperglycemia
- Physiologic stress response (rarely causes glucose >200 mg/dL)
- Diabetes mellitus (main)
- Hemochromatosis
- Iron toxicity
- Sepsis