title: Overview of diabetes.
abstract: The number of people with diabetes is growing to epidemic proportions in the United States. There is a great deal of research on the evolving understanding of the pathogenesis of diabetes as compared to normoglycemia. The diagnostic criteria for diabetes have become streamlined to more appropriately and accurately diagnose the disease. There are millions of people who have diabetes, but do not know it. It is essential that appropriate screening be performed to make a diagnosis in order to delay or prevent the complications from occurring. The complications of diabetes have implications for the increasing number of people with the diagnosis who are hospitalized and how they are treated. There are specific methods for recognition and treatment of both acute and chronic complications in the hospitalized patent with diabetes. Managing blood glucose control is essential for favorable outcomes.
authors.affiliation: MedStar Research Institute, 6495 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 201, Hyattsvile, MD 20783, USA. joan.k.bardsley@medstar.net
authors.forename: Joan K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Bardsley
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Want
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006944:Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose