There are several rare causes of diabetes mellitus that do not fit into type
1, type 2, or gestational diabetes; attempts to classify them remain controversial.
Some cases of diabetes are caused by the body's tissue receptors not responding
to insulin (even when insulin levels are normal, which is what separates it
from type 2 diabetes); this form is very uncommon. Genetic mutations (autosomal
or mitochondrial) can lead to defects in beta cell function. Abnormal insulin
action may also been genetically determined in some cases. Any disease that
causes extensive damage to the pancreas may lead to diabetes (for example,
chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis). Diseases associated with excessive
secretion of insulin-antagonistic hormones can cause diabetes (which is typically
resolved once the hormone excess is removed). Many drugs impair insulin secretion
and some toxins damage pancreatic beta cells. The ICD-10 (1992) diagnostic
entity, malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM or MMDM, ICD-10 code E12),
was deprecated by the World Health Organization when the current taxonomy was
introduced in 1999.
Diabetes mellitus
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Gestational diabetes
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Other types
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Screening and prevention
Type 2 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
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