2023/01/01 by Jürgen Harreiter, Michael Roden
Medicine · #Diabetes Treatment and Management #Diet and metabolism studies #Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s00508-022-02122-y
openalex publication_date 2023/01/01 · openalex created_date 2023/04/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Diabetes mellitus comprises of a group of heterogeneous disorders, which have an increase in blood glucose concentrations in common. The current classification for diabetes mellitus is presented and the main features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are compared. Furthermore, the criteria for the correct biochemical diagnosis during fasting and oral glucose tolerance tests as well as the use of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are summarized. The increasing prevalence of diabetes requires targeted screening for detecting diabetes and prediabetes in risk groups. This forms the basis for the early initiation of measures to prevent the onset of diabetes in these risk groups and to delay the progression of diabetes.