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Diagnosis of Diabetes
An expert committee of the American Diabetes Association recently recommended a change in the names of the two main types of diabetes since the previous names generated confusion.
The type of diabetes known as type I, juvenile-onset diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is now known as type 1 diabetes. The type of diabetes known as Type II, noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes is now type 2 diabetes. The new names reflect the effort to stop basing the names on treatment or age of onset.
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
About 1 percent of all pregnant women have a condition that causes fear, most often due to lack of information, it is the glucose intolerance induced by pregnancy.
Formerly known as gestational diabetes, the nomenclature was changed just to avoid psychological problems and insecurity in the pregnant woman. This is a condition limited to the period of gestation and can be corrected simply with a diet after delivery.
Although it presents only a small proportion of pregnant women, is the largest endocrine pathology during pregnancy. This disease belongs to the group of disorders linked to heredity. The ethnic factor is also present. The populations of India and Micronesia are more prone to this condition.
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