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==Classification==
==Classification==
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|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Comparison of type 1 and 2 diabetes<cite>4</cite>'''
|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Comparison of type 1 and 2 diabetes<cite>4</cite>'''
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|colspan="2"|The following is a comprehensive list of other causes of diabetes:<cite>16</cite>
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''The following is a comprehensive list of other causes of diabetes:<cite>16</cite>'''
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*Genetic defects of ß-cell function
*'''Genetic defects of ß-cell function'''
**Maturity onset diabetes of the young
**Maturity onset diabetes of the young
**Mitochondrial DNA mutations
**Mitochondrial DNA mutations
*Genetic defects in insulin processing or insulin action
 
*'''Genetic defects in insulin processing or insulin action'''
**Defects in proinsulin conversion
**Defects in proinsulin conversion
**Insulin gene mutations
**Insulin gene mutations
**Insulin receptor mutations
**Insulin receptor mutations
*Exocrine pancreatic defects
 
*'''Exocrine pancreatic defects'''
**Chronic pancreatitis
**Chronic pancreatitis
**Pancreatectomy
**Pancreatectomy
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**Fibrocalculous pancreatopathy
**Fibrocalculous pancreatopathy
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*Endocrinopathies
*'''Endocrinopathies'''
**Growth hormone excess (acromegaly)
**Growth hormone excess (acromegaly)
**Cushing syndrome
**Cushing syndrome
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**Pheochromocytoma
**Pheochromocytoma
**Glucagonoma
**Glucagonoma
*Infections
 
*'''Infections'''
**Cytomegalovirus infection
**Cytomegalovirus infection
**Coxsackie B4 virus|Coxsackievirus B
**Coxsackie B4 virus|Coxsackievirus B
*Drugs
 
*'''Drugs'''
**Glucocorticoids
**Glucocorticoids
**Thyroid hormone
**Thyroid hormone
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