Medical Definition of Type I diabetes mellitus

1. A severe metabolic disorder which has an abrupt onset before the age of twenty. In it, an insulin deficiency prevents the body from using carbohydrates properly and forces it to rely mainly on protein metabolism. Treatment of the disease includes strict dietary regulation and mandatory insulin injections. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Type I Diabetes Mellitus

type II interferon
type II mortality
type II mucopolysaccharidosis
type IS mucopolysaccharidosis
type IV allergic reaction
type IV familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
type IV prepilin peptidase
type I H/S mucopolysaccharidosis
type I acrocephalosyndactyly
type I allergic reaction
type I cells
type I collagen
type I diabetes
type I diabetes mellitus (current term)
type I dip
type I error
type I errors
type I familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
type I hyperlipoproteinaemia
type I interferon
type I mortality
type O
type VIII mucopolysaccharidosis
type VII mucopolysaccharidosis
type VI mucopolysaccharidosis
type V acrocephalosyndactyly
type V familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
type V mucopolysaccharidosis

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