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
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with Diabetes Mellitus
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with Diabetes Mellitus, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with Diabetes Mellitus
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Diabetes Mellitus
(5)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Diabetes Mellitus
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for Diabetes Mellitus (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Diabetes Mellitus
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
drooling especially at night
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Diabetes Mellitus
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Intrathecal pain pump
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
constipation
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with Diabetes Mellitus, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has Diabetes Mellitus on PatientsLikeMe?
- 394 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 19 say Diabetes Mellitus is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 32 | |
| 40s | 97 | |
| 50s | 127 | |
| 60s | 72 | |
| 70+ | 23 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 28 | |
| 20-29 years | 6 | |
| 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 | 112 | |
| Female | 242 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 103 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 6 |
These charts show data from Diabetes Mellitus patients who have completed their condition history
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