Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Noun)
Meaning
Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- People with insulin-dependenttolua diabetes mellitus must carefully regulate their intake of sugar and fat to prevent hyperglycemia.
- The diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is confirmed when insulin is no longer produced in adequate quantities or in response to meals.
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus has been identified as an autoimmune disease resulting from an inappropriate immune response to the pancreatic tissues producing insulin.
- Young children diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus may experience stunted growth or uneven growth patterns due to inadequate levels of insulin delivered via injections or pump.
- With insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, the high level of glucose in the blood and the corresponding lack of glucose inside the cells lead to a range of short-term and long-term symptoms.
Synonyms
- IDDM
- Growth-onset Diabetes
- Type I Diabetes
- Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Ketosis-prone Diabetes
- Juvenile-onset Diabetes
- Autoimmune Diabetes