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Diabetes tipo 2
Nombres alternativos:
Diabetes de tipo 2; Diabetes no insulinodependiente
SÃntomas:
Con frecuencia, las personas con diabetes tipo 2 no presentan sÃntoma alguno. En caso de presentarse sÃntomas, éstos pueden ser:
- Aumento de la sed
- Aumento de la micción
- Aumento del apetito
- Fatiga
- Visión borrosa
- Infecciones frecuentes o de curación lenta
- Disfunción eréctil
Signos y exámenes:
La diabetes tipo 2 se diagnostica con los siguientes exámenes de sangre:
- Nivel de glucosa en la sangre en ayunas : se diagnostica diabetes si el resultado es mayor de 126 mg/dL en dos oportunidades.
- Nivel de glucosa en la sangre aleatoria (sin ayunar): se sospecha la existencia de diabetes si los niveles son superiores a 200 mg/dL y están acompañados por los sÃntomas tÃpicos de aumento de sed, micción y fatiga. (Este examen se debe confirmar con una prueba de glucemia en ayunas).
- Prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa oral : se diagnostica diabetes si el nivel de glucosa es superior a 200 mg/dL luego de 2 horas.
Referencias:
Psaty BM, Furberg CD. Rosiglitazone and Cardiovascular Risk. N Engl J Med . 2007 May 21; [Epub ahead of print].
Rao G. Insulin resistance syndrome. Am Fam Physician . 2001 Mar 15;63(6):1159-63, 1165-6.
Watson S, Miller K. Encyclopedia of the Human Body: The Endocrine System . Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing, 2004.
Larson PR, Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, et al. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology . 10th ed. St. Louis, MO: WB Saunders; 2003.
- Fecha de revisión: 5/22/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (1/23/2006)
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