Diseases

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.

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A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.

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27 entry terms
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, 1
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile-Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Sudden-Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type I
  • IDDM
  • Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 1
  • Juvenile-Onset Diabetes
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Sudden Onset
  • Diabetes, Juvenile-Onset
  • Diabetes, Type 1
  • Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 1
  • Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
  • Juvenile Onset Diabetes
  • Juvenile-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • Sudden-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • Autoimmune Diabetes
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Brittle
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Prone
  • Diabetes, Autoimmune
  • Brittle Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Prone
  • Ketosis-Prone Diabetes Mellitus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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MICE, INBRED NOD are a common model for this disease

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History Note

2005 (1984)

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  1. C18.452w.394.750w.124w
  2. C19w.246w.267w
  3. C20w.111w.327w

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WK 810

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003922. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003922
  2. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_1_diabetes
  3. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124407