1. What is diabetes mellitus greek for?

diabetes -- run through
mellitus -- honey or sweet

2. What are the characteristics of diabetes mellitus?

hyperglycemia, altered metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, and an increased risk of vascular complications

3. What aer the two types of diabetes?

Type 1 and type 2

4. What is type 1 diabetes?

early adulthood onset of an autoimmune diesease against the B cells of the pancreas, resulting in the inability to creates the glucose

5. What is required in diabetes mellitus for therapeutic regimen?

exogenous insulin is required for survival

6. What part of the diabetes patients are Type 1?

less than 10% if cases

7. What is type II diabetes?

mostly mature onset of decreased response of peripheral tissues to insulin or insulin resistance, while there is still some insulin function

8. What part of diabetes patients are type II?

more than 90% of cases

9. What is true of the insulin release in the type II diabetic?

it is usually prolonged after blood glucose levels rise and creates a blunted response

10. What are the acute complications of diabetes mellitus?

hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemia state