A
chronic condition in which the
pancreas makes few 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 generally
comes on abruptly, although the
hurt to the
beta cells may begin
many earlier. The signs of
IDDM are a great thirst, famine, a
need to
urinate often, and loss of weight. To
treat the malady, the
face should
inject insulin,
follow a
diet plan, exercice daily, and
test blood glucose different times a day.
IDDM generally 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.