| MeSH | Disease Ontology |
Disease ID: | D003922 | DOID:9744 |
Disease Name: | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
Type: | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases//Endocrine System Diseases //Immune System Diseases | disease of anatomical entity//immune system disease//disease of metabolism//genetic disease |
Define: | 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. | A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by destruction of pancreatic beta cells resulting in absent or extremely low insulin production. |
Alias: | Autoimmune Diabetes//Diabetes Mellitus, Brittle//Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent//Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, 1//Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile-Onset//Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Prone//Diabetes Mellitus, Sudden-Onset//Diabetes Mellitus Type //Diabetes, Autoimmune//IDDM//Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 1//Juvenile-Onset Diabetes//Type 1 Diabetes//Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus | IDDM//insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus//type I diabetes mellitus [EXACT] |