insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus meaning and definition

INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS noun

Definition of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)

1. 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
   • synonyms: autoimmune diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, IDDM, juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, type I diabetes