Virus-induced diabetes mellitus, revisiting infection etiology in light of SARS-CoV-2
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is comprised of two predominant subtypes: type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), accounting for approximately 5 % of cases worldwide and resulting from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing β-cells, and type 2 (T2DM), accounting for approximately 95 % of cases globally and characterized by the inability of pancreatic β-cells to meet the demand for insulin due to a relative β-cell deficit in the setting of peripheral insulin resistance. Both types of DM involve derangement of glucose metabolism and are metabolic diseases generally considered to be initiated by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sundararaj Stanleyraj Jeremiah, Abu Saleh Md Moin, Alexandra E. Butler Tags: Review Source Type: research
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