Catalog
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Link to WHO Definition
Type 1 diabetes mellitus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1651053999
Diabetes mellitus type 1 (type 1 diabetes, T1DM, formerly insulin dependent or juvenile diabetes) is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from destruction of insulin-producing beta cells, mostly by autoimmune mechanisms. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose.