IDDM stands for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which is an older term used to describe type 1 diabetes where the body is unable to produce insulin.
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IDDM: Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
IDDM is associated with Type 1 or "juvenile" diabetes. In Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not produce any insulin, therefore, someone w/ this will have to take insulin for the rest of there life. With NIDDM or Adult onset diabetes your body's pancreas is still making a small amount of insulin. Some people w/ NIDDM can get by with taking pills, and changing their diet and exercise. When those don't work , then one would have to take insulin injections to help control their glucose levels in their body. But it would never change to IDDM. I hope that answers the question for you.
IDDM is still idiopathic although the the most likely cause of Type I diabetes is immune sequel. Antibodies that were activated against a viral infection are also capable of crossreacting with similar antigens presented on human cells. These can be autoantibodies for insulin, islet cells of the pancreas or to glutamic acid decarboxylase. Insulin autoantibodies are predominantly found in younger children (<5 yrs) and is known as micro insulin autoantibodies( MIAA) For islet cell autoantibodies there are two beta islet cells that show specificity to Type 1 DM. Autoantibodies to IA2 are found in a majority of Type I diabetic patients. IAR (also known as "phogrin") is also a marker on the beta islet cells.
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Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which there is an absence or insufficient production of insulin. Two major classifications of diabetes are Type I or insulin-dependent mellitus (IDDM) and Type II, non-insulin dependent mellitus (NIDDM). Though many Type II diabetics use insulin but may still retain some degree of pancreatic function.
Some body invented Insulin. I don't exacly remember who but you can look it up on Google. Sorry this isn't very helpful.
Diabetes is the scientific name. There are three types:Type 1 diabetes: results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and presently requires the person to inject insulin. This is calledinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM for short, and juvenile diabetes.)Type 2 diabetes: results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency.Gestational diabetes: is when pregnant women, who have never had diabetes before, have a high blood glucose level during pregnancy.
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