insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Type I diabetes mellitus is the autoimmune form of diabetes and often arises in childhood. It is caused by the destruction of cells of the pancreatic tissue called the islets of Langerhans. Those cells normally produce insulin, the hormone that…

Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of cases of diabetes. Most cases of type 1 diabetes develop in children or adolescents, but about 20 percent of new patients are adults. The frequency of type 1 diabetes varies…

Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes) can occur at any age but often begins in late childhood with the pancreas failing to secrete adequate amounts of insulin. Type 1 diabetes has a strong genetic link, but most cases are the result…

…percent of persons diagnosed with type I diabetes and 5 to 20 percent of those with type II diabetes. The disorder appears to cluster in families, particularly in those in which there exists a history of type I diabetes. This suggests that genetic factors might leave some diabetic individuals more…