Definition

Noun: A severe form of diabetes mellitus, typically with an early onset, characterized by the body's inability to produce insulin, leading to symptoms such as excessive urination, thirst, hunger, weight loss, and episodes of ketoacidosis. Management requires insulin therapy and dietary control.

Usage

This is a medical term used to describe a specific, insulin-dependent type of diabetes. * The patient was diagnosed with ketosis-prone diabetes and began insulin therapy immediately. * Ketosis-prone diabetes requires careful monitoring of blood sugar and ketone levels.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in clinical settings to distinguish this form from non-insulin-dependent types. It is frequently synonymous with type 1 diabetes in modern classification, emphasizing its characteristic of leading to ketoacidosis without insulin treatment.

Variants and Related Words

• Type 1 Diabetes: The more common contemporary term for this condition.
• Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM): An older term describing the same condition.
• Juvenile-Onset Diabetes: A historical term reflecting its typical early onset.
• Ketoacidosis: A serious, acute complication of this diabetes type where the blood becomes acidic due to high ketone levels.

Synonyms

• Type 1 diabetes
• Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)

Related Phrases

• Prone to ketoacidosis: Describes the key characteristic of this diabetes type.
  • Patients with ketosis-prone diabetes are, by definition, prone to ketoacidosis.

Noun

1. 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