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Diabetes

A disease characterized by the ineffectual secretion or action of insulin in the body. This leads to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). See also Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, or Gestational Diabetes.

Diabetes Insipidus

This disease is not the same as regular diabetes (or diabetes mellitus). This disease occurs when the kidney is unable to concentrate urine. It is characterized by excessive urination of very dilute urine. It does not relate directly to blood sugar, but to a hormone imbalance.

Diabetes Mellitus

The medical term for Diabetes.

Diabetic Coma

Diabetic comas can be caused by three things: extreme hyperglycemia, advanced ketoacidosis, or extreme hypoglycemia and dehydration.

Diabetic Retinopathy

A common complication from diabetes, diabetic retinopathy is damage to the blood vessels in the eye’s retina. It can lead to blindness or blurred vision.

Dietetic

Relating to a diet, particularly a special diet. Foods labelled dietetic are not necessarily appropriate for diabetics.

Dyslipidemia

Having abnormal cholesterol or blood lipid levels. Dyslipedemia can be a warning sign of diabetes.