Diabetology

Diabetology deals with the diagnosis and management of diabetes.   

Diabetes mellitus is a condition characterized by a chronically high level of blood glucose (hyperglycemia), caused by a deficit in secretion or activity of insulin, or more often of both. Furthermore, diabetes is an insidious and poorly symptomatic disease, which often becomes manifest only late. In order to reduce complications, an early and aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approach is essential.

The most common diseases related to diabetology are:

• Type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent) in patients over 18
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus (in patients over 18)
• Impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
• Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)