Diabetic patient in a general practitioner's office - part 2 Type 1 diabetes mellitus, comorbidities in diabetic patients, care for special groups
2021
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus means presence of chronic hyperglycaemia caused by many external and internal conditions. The most frequently present type is Type 2 diabetes.
In its pathogenesis play important role insulin resistance and disturbance of insulin secretion. Diabetic patients are extremely risky in development of macrovascular complications and diabetes is considered to be an equivalent of present cardiovascular disorder.
There is important to treat hypertension and dyslipidaemia very aggressively in diabetic patients. The general practitioners play very important role in early detection and treatment of diabetic patients and detection of very risky people with metabolic syndrome.