Causes of Different Types of Diabetes Mellitus

Theoretically, diabetes mellitus (DM) can be divided into primary and secondary types. The primary types include type 1 (insulin-dependent DM, IDDM), type 2 (non-insulin-dependent DM, NIDDM), and gestational DM. The secondary types of DM are the disorders, which secondarily give rise to DM. This article will be discussing the causes for primary types first, followed […]