Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

severe diabetes mellitus, often brittle, usually of abrupt onset during the first two decades of life but with possible onset at any age

Description
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is characterized by polydipsia, polyuria, increased appetite, weight loss, low plasma insulin levels, susceptibility to ketoacidosis; immune-mediated destruction of pancreatic B cells. Insulin therapy and dietary regulation are necessary. The term has been declared obsolete by American Diabetes Association. Syn growth-onset diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, type I diabetes