This document provides information on diabetes mellitus, including:
1. It defines diabetes as a condition of glucose intolerance and describes the methods used to diagnose diabetes.
2. It outlines the two main types of diabetes - type 1 caused by autoimmune destruction of beta cells and type 2 caused by insulin resistance - and describes their pathogenesis.
3. It discusses the chronic complications of diabetes like retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease as well as acute complications like hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. Diagnostic tests and the treatment of diabetes are also summarized.