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Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

Vittorio Basevi
- 06 Feb 2011 - 
TLDR
The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage, dys-function, and failure of differentorgans, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.
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This article is published in Diabetes Care.The article was published on 2011-02-06 and is currently open access. It has received 13077 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prediabetes & Impaired fasting glucose.

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Chronic Inflammation in Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

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Impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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