Definition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Astrid Petersmann; Matthias Nauck; Dirk Müller-Wieland; Wolfgang Kerner; Ulrich A. Müller; Rüdiger Landgraf; Guido Freckmann; Lutz Heinemann

doi:10.1055/a-0584-6223

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, Table of Contents

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2018; 126(07): 406-410
DOI: 10.1055/a-0584-6223

German Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Definition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Astrid Petersmann

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Matthias Nauck

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Dirk Müller-Wieland

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Wolfgang Kerner

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Ulrich A. Müller

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Rüdiger Landgraf

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Guido Freckmann

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Lutz Heinemann

¹Kommission für Labordiagnostik der Diabetologie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin (DGKL) (Commission for Laboratory Diagnostics in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

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Abstract

Aim of recommendations like this one issued by the German Diabetes Association is to provide the GP and diabetologist and his team with information he needs for his daily practice. These recommendations are updated annually. They are written by a group of experts, but they are not evidence based guidelines. This specific recommendation for diabetes diagnosis briefly describes the diabetes types and the different options for diagnosis. Also the caveats and the practical procedure are presented.

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