Reprint of: classification of diabetes mellitus

Executive SummaryThis document updates the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of diabetes. It prioritizes clinical care and guides health professionals in choosing appropriate treatments at the time of diabetes diagnosis, and provides practical guidance to clinicians in assigning a type of diabetes to individuals at the time of diagnosis. It is a compromise between clinical and aetiological classification because there remain gaps in knowledge of the aetiology and pathophysiology of diabetes.

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - August 2, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amanda Adler, Peter Bennett, Stephen Colagiuri Chair, Edward Gregg, KM Venkat Narayan, Maria In ês Schmidt, Eugene Sobngwi, Naoko Tajima, Nikhil Tandon, Nigel Unwin, Sarah Wild, John Yudkin, Naomi Levitt, Viswanathan Mohan, Sarah Montgomery, Moffat J Nyi Source Type: research