Open AccessMonitoring of Patient With Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Widodo Widodo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jurnal ilmiah kedokteran wijaya kusuma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-5967
pISSN - 1978-2071
DOI - 10.30742/jikw.v3i2.23
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , insulin , disease , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by hyperglycemia, which is caused by impaired insulin secretion, impaired insulin action, or both. Chronic hyperglycemia will lead to dysfunction and damage to various organs, such as the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels. This paper discusses the monitoring of patients with diabetes mellitus according to the laboratory tests, to know when the results of therapy has reached the optimum point as well as the prevention of complications that can occur.