Report of the Committee on the Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Diabetes Mellitus

Concept of Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases associated with various metabolic disorders, the main feature of which is chronic hyperglycemia due to insufficient insulin action. Its pathogenesis involves both genetic and environmental factors. The long-term persistence of metabolic disorders can cause susceptibility to specific complications and also foster arteriosclerosis. Diabetes mellitus is associated with a broad range of clinical presentations, from being asymptomatic to ketoacidosis or coma, depending on the degree of metabolic disorder. Classification (Tables 1 and 2, and Figure 1): Table 1. Etiological classification of diabetes mellitus and glucose metabolism disorders I.…

• NC
  National Center for Global Health and Medicine
• UO
  University of Tokyo
• JD
  Japan Diabetes Society