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Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia
(high blood sugar levels). It is a metabolic disease that requires
medical diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle changes. The World
Health Organization recognizes three main forms of diabetes: type
1, type 2 and gestational diabetes (or type 3, occurring during
pregnancy)[1], although these three "types" of diabetes
are more accurately considered patterns of pancreatic failure
rather than single diseases. Type 1 is due to autoimmune destruction
of the insulin-producing cells, while type 2 and gestational diabetes
are due to insulin resistance by tissues.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes#Terminology
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