RT Book, Section
A1 Jalili, Mohammad
A1 Niroomand, Mahtab
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
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ID 1121514528
T1 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121514528
RD 2024/04/18
AB Type  2  diabetes  mellitus  (T2DM)  is  a  complex,  chronic  metabolic  disorder  characterized  by  hyperglycemia  and  associated  with  a  relative  deficiency  of  insulin  production,  along  with  a  reduced  response  of  the  target  tissues  to  insulin.  It  is  a  major  public  health  issue  and  an  important  contributor  to  morbidity  and  mortality  all  over  the  world.1  The  top  three  countries  with  the  highest  number  of  diabetic  patients  are,  in  decreasing  order,  India,  China,  and  the  United  States.2  Epidemiology  is  summarized  in  Table  224-1.