Diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease

• Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
• Characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis

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IDDM may refer to: Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, now known as Diabetes mellitus type 1 , an autoimmune disease resulting in the destruction of insulin-producing cells. The term Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is still widely used in Japan. Integrated ...