Diabetes Type 1 and 2

In addition to clarifying the scope of pediatrics and adolescent medicine, the May 2009 posting of New and Changed Entries presents two new numbers, subdivisions of 616.462 *Diabetes mellitus:

616.462 2            *Diabetes mellitus, type 1 (Insulin-dependent diabetes)

616.462 4            *Diabetes mellitus, type 2 (Non-insulin-dependent diabetes)

*Add as instructed under 616.1–616.9

An example of the kind of work that will be classed in 616.4622 Diabetes mellitus, type 1 (Insulin-dependent diabetes) is Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: Principles and Practice.  Incidentally, the LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Heading) “Diabetes” is used for comprehensive works on type 1 and type 2 diabetes and is also used for type 1 diabetes alone.  The MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) heading is “Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1.”

An example of the kind of work that will be classed in 616.4624 Diabetes mellitus, type 2 (Non-insulin-dependent diabetes) is The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook.  The LCSH “Non-insulin-dependent diabetes” is used for type 2 diabetes.  The MeSH heading is “Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.”

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