Definition of juvenile diabetes

Definitions

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

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Synonyms

autoimmune diabetes growth-onset diabetes IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus juvenile-onset diabetes ketoacidosis-prone diabetes ketosis-prone diabetes type I diabetes

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More General Terms

autoimmune disease autoimmune disorder diabetes mellitus DM

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