Title: Diabetes mellitus | You and Your Hormones from the Society for Endocrinology
Headings: Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus
Alternative names for diabetes mellitus
What is diabetes mellitus?
What causes diabetes mellitus?
What are the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
How common is diabetes mellitus?
Is diabetes mellitus inherited?
How is diabetes mellitus diagnosed?
How is diabetes mellitus treated?
Are there any side-effects to the treatment?
What are the longer-term implications of diabetes mellitus?

Content: Some patients may become severely ill and be taken into hospital with an infection and/or very high blood sugar levels. How common is diabetes mellitus? Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem around the world. In 1980, 108 million adults worldwide had diabetes (4.7% of the global population). By 2014 this had risen to 422 million adults (8.5% of the global population). By 2040, the number is expected to be 642 million adults. In the UK, there is estimated to be between 3 and 4 million people with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for more than 90% of all patients with diabetes. Is diabetes mellitus inherited? This depends on the type of diabetes.