Diabetes Mellitus
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What is Diabetes Mellitus?
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.
Common symptoms reported by people with Diabetes Mellitus
Treatments taken by people for Diabetes Mellitus
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Compare treatments taken by people with Diabetes Mellitus
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Diabetes Mellitus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with Diabetes Mellitus? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has Diabetes Mellitus on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 18 say Diabetes Mellitus is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 13 | |
| 40s | 70 | |
| 50s | 118 | |
| 60s | 104 | |
| 70+ | 46 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 28 | |
| 20-29 years | 4 | |
| 30-39 years | 11 | |
| 40-49 years | 10 | |
| 50-59 years | 11 | |
| 60-69 years | 2 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 110 | |
| Female | 240 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 100 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 6 |