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Primary diabetes mellitus

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The common primary diabetes mellitus syndromes are:

  • insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) (Type I Diabetes)
  • non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) (Type II Diabetes)

The distinction between IDDM and NIDDM is clinical:

  • if insulin therapy is required to prevent ketoacidosis the the patient has IDDM
  • if insulin therapy is not required to prevent ketoacidosis then the patient has NIDDM
  • if the patient has NIDDM but insulin is required to maintain acceptable glycaemic control then the patient has insulin-treated NIDDM

Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a rare primary diabetes mellitus syndrome.

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