insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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A patient administers an insulin injection to manage their insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Definition
- Noun:
- A chronic metabolic disorder: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is a severe, lifelong form of diabetes characterized by the body's inability to produce insulin, a hormone essential for regulating blood sugar.
- An autoimmune condition: This disease involves the immune system attacking and destroying the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus at a young age.
- Managing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus requires careful monitoring of blood glucose levels.
Advanced Usage
- "to manage insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus": to control the disease through medication, diet, and lifestyle.
- Advances in technology have made it easier to manage insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Variants and Related Words
- Type 1 diabetes: The more common contemporary term for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- Type 1 diabetes is another name for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- IDDM: A common acronym for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- The medical chart noted the patient had IDDM.
Synonyms
- Type 1 diabetes: The primary synonym.
- Juvenile diabetes: An older term, reflecting its typical onset in childhood or adolescence.
Related Phrases
- Insulin therapy: The required treatment for this condition.
- Life with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus depends on daily insulin therapy.
A patient administers an insulin injection to manage their insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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