Diabetes is a relatively common chronic metabolic disease, and whether it is considered a major disease depends on the patient’s usual blood glucose control and whether it is accompanied by serious complications. Depending on the pathogenesis, diabetes can be divided into 4 types, namely type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are more common.
Type 1 diabetes is overwhelmingly an autoimmune disease, with genetic and environmental factors involved in its development, mostly in adolescents, and is characterized by the “three more and one less” symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss, as well as a tendency for spontaneous diabetic ketoacidosis. The first of these is the first of a series of tests that will be conducted to determine whether or not the patient has been diagnosed with ketoacidosis, which is a serious condition that can be life-threatening if not treated promptly.
Type 2 diabetes is a polygenic genetic complication that occurs after the age of 40, and also has three symptoms.