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Definition of Type I diabetes
1. Noun. 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.
Terms within: Diabetic Acidosis, Ketoacidosis
Generic synonyms: Diabetes Mellitus, Dm, Autoimmune Disease, Autoimmune Disorder
Medical Definition of Type I diabetes
1. A chronic condition in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin because the beta cells have been destroyed. The body is then not able to use the glucose (blood sugar) for energy. IDDM usually comes on abruptly, although the damage to the beta cells may begin much earlier. The signs of IDDM are a great thirst, hunger, a need to urinate often, and loss of weight. To treat the disease, the person must inject insulin, follow a diet plan, exercise daily, and test blood glucose several times a day. IDDM usually occurs in children and adults who are under age 30. This type of diabetes used to be known as juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, and ketosis-prone diabetes. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Type I Diabetes
Literary usage of Type I diabetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Krolewski AS, Warram JH, Christlieb AR, Busick EJ, Kahn CR: The changing natural
history of nephropathy in type I diabetes. Am J Med 78:785-94, 1985 101. ..."
2. Understanding Gestational Diabetes by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"People with type I diabetes must take insulin by injection every day. Approximately
10 percent of all people with diabetes have Type I (also called ..."
3. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Approximately 5 to 10 percent of diabetics have IDDM, formerly known as juvenile
diabetes, and also referred to as type I diabetes. It usually appears in ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... SK; Marshall, G.; Berg, CL; Harris, S.; Jackson, WE; Hamman, RE Cigarette
smoking Increases the risk of albuminuria among subjects with type I diabetes. ..."
5. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"type I diabetes, or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), accounts for
about 10% of all cases of diabetes and characteristically has an acute onset ..."
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