«Other types» of diabetes: Contra-insular hormones and genetic predisposition, new horizons of diagnostics and treatment

Abstract

This article deals with various specific types of diabetes mellitus and other carbohydrate metabolism distortions occurring against the background of different endocrinopathies: hypercorticism, acromegaly, hyperparathyroidism, pheochromocytoma and other Epidemiology of carbohydrate metabolism distortions as well as pathophysiological mechanisms ofhyperglycemia development in various endocrinopathies are included in the article, the necessity ofendocrinopathy screening among patients with r^ictory carbohydrate metabolism distortions is substantiated, objectives and tactics of glucose-reduction-therapy in these patients are defend. This article also contains data upon prevalence and prevention of long-term complications of diabetes mellitus.