The type of diabetes in which the person produces no insulin at all; also known as Type I diabetes or juvenile-onset diabetes. Individuals with IDDM are ketosis-prone, and will develop ketoacidosis if they do not take insulin regularly.
A disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors are involved in the development of type I diabetes.
A form of diabetes caused by the destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, which leads to little or no insulin secretion; generally develops in childhood and requires regular insulin injections.
A chronic condition in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin because the beta cells have been destroyed. To treat the disease, the person must inject insulin, follow a diet plan, exercise daily, and test blood glucose several times a day.
Outdated term for type 1 diabetes.
former term for type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes requiring the use of insulin, usually of juvenile onset, also known as type 1 diabetes.