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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* | *Growing in worldwide prevalence | ||
* | *Results from either inability of the body to release insulin from the pancreas or a resistance against the actions of insulin | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 4 December 2016
Background
- Growing in worldwide prevalence
- Results from either inability of the body to release insulin from the pancreas or a 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