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16 March, 2009

OTHER VARIETIES OF DIABETES

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Today I'll post a brief review on some special types of diabetes.

First in this list is the Maturity onset diabetes of the young[MODY].This type of diabetes is an inherited condition[autosomal dominant],which is characterised by onset of hyperglycemia[high blood sugar] at an early age and defects in insulin secretion.

Diabetes can also occur in severe pancreatic exocrine disease[pancreas has two parts the exocrine part,from which the pancreatic enzymes are secreted and the endocrine part from which insulin and other hormones like glucagon are secreted],where majority of the pancreatic islet cells[the endocrine part] is also destroyed.

There are certain conditions like...

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cushing's disease[increased secretion of cortisol],acromegaly[increased secretion of growth hormone] where the hormones that antagonize the action of insulin are increased,thus resulting in diabetes.

We may all have heard of congenital rubella,in this syndrome the risk of diabetes is also greatly increased.

For any more information on this,please consult your doctor or you may post the question in the comments section.

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