Complications
of diabetes mellitus

Contents

•       Complications of diabetes mellitus

•       Pathogenesis of complications of DM

•       Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)

Objectives
 

At the end of this PDF Notes, student will be able to

•         List the complications associated with DM

•         Describe the pathophysiology involved in the
development of diabetic complications

•         Describe Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

Clinical features of DM

Type I
DM

•       Low
plasma insulin levels

•       Poly
uria

•       Polyphagia

•       Polydipsia

•       Ketoacidosis

•       Hypoglycemic
episodes