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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top questions added. | Nov 03, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Verywell Health - Diabetes Mellitus: What a Diagnosis Means for Your Health. | Apr 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Using Herbal Drugs (PDF). | Sep 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Medical-Surgical Nursing - Diabetes Mellitus. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Added information on the drug semaglutide. | Apr 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Consumption of oatmeal and diabetes mellitus: A systematic literature review (PDF). | Feb 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Diabetes. | Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Consumer Version - Diabetes Mellitus. | Mar 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Diabetes. | Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Diabetes Mellitus. | Oct 10, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Diabetes Mellitus: What a Diagnosis Means for Your Health. | Apr 25, 2022 | ||
| Changed "type I diabetes" and "type II diabetes" to "type 1 diabetes" and "type 2 diabetes." | May 31, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
| Added information on diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes. | Apr 11, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 11, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| Updated statistics on the frequency and prevalence of type I and type II diabetes and added information on rapid-acting forms of insulin. | Dec 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: UCSF Medical Center - Diabetes Mellitus. | Jan 31, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Fer-de-lance. | Jan 31, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Merck Manual - Diabetes Mellitus. | Jan 31, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Types of Diabetes Mellitus. | Jan 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: American National Biography Online - Biography of Diabetes Mellitus. | Jan 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic- Diabetes Mellitus. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Diabetes Mellitus. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Diabetes. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Health Organisation - Diabetes mellitus. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic- Diabetes Mellitus. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Diabetes Mellitus. | Apr 07, 2013 | ||
| Added information on the different types of diabetes mellitus and on diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention. | Dec 21, 2009 | ||
| Updated to include information on diabetes treatments. | Oct 24, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 12, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 15, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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