Diabetes Mellitus: Part II - Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Keywords:
IDDM, Insulin, Case Report
Abstract
IDDM or Type I diabetes is no longer called "juvenile - onset diabetes". After the discovery of insulin, patients can today enjoy excellent control, but it still remains a serious, life - threatening disorder. Unfortunately no epidemiological survey has been done in the RSA on IDDM to illustrate the extent of the disease, but the clinical features like polyuria, polydipsia, tiredness, weight loss etc, are classical. More and more patients are being diagnosed early on, before symptoms are profound, and patients are much better controlled today than their earlier counterparts.
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