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secondary diabetes

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secondary diabetes.
secondary diabetes
A form of DM due to mechanisms other than those causing 1º –type 1 DM and type 2 DM Etiology Pancreatitis, pancreas CA, pheochromocytoma, hemochromatosis, acromegaly or by drugs known to impair glucose metabolism–eg, corticosteroids


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Another type of diabetes, secondary diabetes, occurs as a side effect of drugs or diseases that impair the natural secretion of insulin or its effects in the body.
Secondary Diabetes Secondary diabetes is labeled as such due to the fact that it develops as a result of other medical problems.
The availability of data from CATIE also provides an important opportunity to assess medication-attributable risk for CHD disease and secondary diabetes risk, Dr.
 
 
 
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