Diabetes

What is diabetes?

by Aoife M. Egan 1/19 Science Direct

Diabetes mellitus represents a set of autoimmune, metabolic and genetic disorders that share one major characteristic – hyperglycaemia. The recommended way of measuring plasma glucose and the threshold used to define what is normal or abnormal have gone through several iterations over the past few decades. 

by Richa Patel; Reddog E. Sina; Daniel Keyes 12/02/24 National Library of Medicine

Two of the most prevalent diseases worldwide are type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary artery disease. T2DM occurs when there is a decrease in insulin sensitivity, leading to higher amounts of glucose being present in the bloodstream. Coronary artery disease, or heart disease, develops over time as plaque builds up within the coronary arteries, causing a higher likelihood of developing myocardial infarction in the future. Though both of these conditions have specific disease processes, developing T2DM has been associated with a significantly higher incidence of developing coronary artery disease.