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2. Epidemiology of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   The overall prevalence increases with age, with the largest increase in people over 65 years of age. [3] The prevalence of diabetes in America is estimated to increase to 48.3 million by 2050. [3] Diabetes mellitus occurs throughout the world, but is more common (especially type 2) in the more developed countries.

3. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. Group of endocrine diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels This article is about the common insulin disorder. For the urine hyper-production disorder, see Diabetes insipidus. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Medical condition Diabetes Universal blue circle symbol for ...

4. Hyperglycemia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic hyperglycemia that persists even in fasting states is most commonly caused by diabetes mellitus. In fact, chronic hyperglycemia is the defining characteristic of the disease. Intermittent hyperglycemia may be present in prediabetic states.

5. Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   In 2012, diabetes caused 356,586 deaths in this region, a zone with the highest prevalence of diabetes in adults (11%) in the world. [16] Turkey reported a prevalence of 33.9% for metabolic syndrome (MS), with a higher prevalence in women (39.6%) than in men (28%). [17]

6. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 2 diabetes is due to insufficient insulin production from beta cells in the setting of insulin resistance. [13] Insulin resistance, which is the inability of cells to respond adequately to normal levels of insulin, occurs primarily within the muscles, liver, and fat tissue. [60] In the liver, insulin normally suppresses glucose release.

7. Non-communicable disease - Wikipedia

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   Risk factors such as a person's background; lifestyle and environment are known to increase the likelihood of certain non-communicable diseases. They include age, gender, genetics, exposure to air pollution, and behaviors such as smoking, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity which can lead to hypertension and obesity, in turn leading to increased risk of many NCDs.