Ketosis-prone diabetes

Introduction: Ketosis-prone diabetes

Description of Ketosis-prone diabetes

Ketosis-prone diabetes (medical condition): Type 1 diabetes (also called "insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" or "juvenile diabetes") is the severe insulin-requiring form of diabetes. It usually affects teens and young under-30 adults, but can affect infants or children. Type 1 diabetes is ...more

Ketosis-prone diabetes: See also:

Type 1 diabetes:
  »Introduction: Type 1 diabetes
  »Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes
  »Causes of Type 1 diabetes

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Type 1 diabetes, at risk for development of ketoacidosis.diabetes mellitus.
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Ketosis-prone diabetes: 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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Ketosis-prone diabetes: Related Topics

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Ketosis-prone diabetes as a Disease

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Another name for Type 1 diabetes (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Type 1 diabetes
  »Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes
  »Causes of Type 1 diabetes

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Related Diseases

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Ketosis-prone diabetes is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Diabetes
• Autoimmune diseases
• Pancreas conditions
• Adolescent conditions

Causes of Ketosis-prone diabetes

Some of the causes of Ketosis-prone diabetes are included in the list below:

• Haemochromatosis
• Polyendochrine syndromes - some rare syndromes cause multiple autoimmune diseases in various body glands
• Chronic pancreatitis - pancreas damage that can mimic diabetes.
• Cystic fibrosis
• Addison's disease

Read more about causes of Ketosis-prone diabetes (Type 1 diabetes)

Symptoms of Ketosis-prone diabetes (Type 1 diabetes)

Some of the symptoms of Ketosis-prone diabetes incude:

• Excessive thirst
• Excessive urination
• Excessive hunger
• Tiredness
• Losing weight

See full list of 13 symptoms of Ketosis-prone diabetes (Type 1 diabetes)

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Article Excerpts about Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is usually first diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young adults. In this form of diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body's immune system has attacked and destroyed them. Treatment for type 1 diabetes includes taking insulin shots or using an insulin pump, making wise food choices, exercising regularly, taking aspirin daily, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol. (Source: excerpt from Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK)

Ketosis-prone diabetes: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Ketosis-prone diabetes:

• insulin
• diabetic ketoacidosis
• insulin pumps
• lipoatrophy
• autoimmunity
• hypoglycemia

Terms associated with Ketosis-prone diabetes:

Terms Similar to Ketosis-prone diabetes:

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

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Broader terms for Ketosis-prone diabetes

• diabetes mellitus
• DM
• autoimmune disease
• autoimmune disorder

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Ketosis-prone diabetes

• insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Ketosis-prone diabetes

The following list attempts to classify Ketosis-prone diabetes into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• diabetes mellitus,DM
• diabetes
• polygenic disease,polygenic disorder
• congenital disease,genetic abnormality,genetic defect,genetic disease,genetic disorder,hereditary condition,hereditary disease,inherited disease,inherited disorder
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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