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Aetiology of diabetes mellitus

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Diabetes mellitus may be primary or secondary.

Primary diabetes can be divided into:

  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
  • non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
  • maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) a subset of NIDDM with unique features

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