Category Archives: Types of Diabetes

Gestational diabetes, a complication in about 4% of all pregnancies in the United States, develops as glucose intolerance during pregnancy. If a woman had diabetes before she became pregnant, the disorder isn’t considered gestational diabetes. During pregnancy, a woman’s insulin … Continue reading →

Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus have insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. Many of them don’t require insulin injections. These patients account for about 90% of all patients with diabetes. In the United States, Type 2 diabetes affects more … Continue reading →