Definition of Iddm

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.


Medical Definition of Iddm

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 Iddm

ICT
ICU
ICU psychosis
ICUs
ICWUC
ICYDK
ICYMI
ICYPAA
ICZN
IC lightning
ID
ID10T
ID10Ts
IDA
IDC
IDDM
IDE
IDE cable
IDE cables
IDF
IDGI
IDK
IDL
IDM
IDMC
IDN
IDP
IDPs

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