| diabetes innocens | The recurring or persistent excretion of glucose in the urine, in association with blood glucose levels that are in the normal range; results from the failure of proximal renal tubules to reabsorb glucose at a normal rate from the glomerular filtrate (low renal threshold); defect in the glucose carrier in the nephron. Synonym: diabetes innocens, normoglycaemic glycosuria, renal diabetes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diabetes insipidus | <disease, endocrinology> Rare form of diabetes in which the kidney tubules do not reabsorb sufficient water. This can be because (a) either the renal tubules have defective receptors for antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin) or (b) a class of aquaporin water channel in the collecting duct is defective or (c) there is inadequate ADH production by the pituitary, leading to the excessive production of dilute urine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic | A rare congenital and familial form of diabetes insipidus, resulting from failure of the renal tubules to absorb water. There is excessive production of antidiuretic hormones but the tubules fail to respond to it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diabetes intermittens | Diabetes mellitus in which there are periods of relatively normal carbohydrate metabolism followed by relapses to the previous diabetic state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diabetes related peptide | <hormone, protein> Peptide of 37 amino acids that selectively inhibits insulin stimulated glucose uptake in muscle. Structurally related to calcitonin gene-related peptide. (15 Oct 1997) |
| insulin dependent diabetes | A form of diabetes that requires the daily injection of the hormone insulin to maintain normal body chemistry. Avoidance of insulin in these patients will result in a severe metabolic derangement known as diabetic ketoacidosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| insulinopenic diabetes | Any form of diabetes mellitus resulting from inadequate secretion of insulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiazide diabetes | Impaired carbohydrate metabolism associated with the use of thiazide diuretic drugs; severe manifestations are seen in persons having diabetes mellitus, but impairment is mild or absent in nondiabetic individuals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juvenile diabetes | <endocrinology> A severe metabolic disorder which has an abrupt onset before the age of twenty. In it, an insulin deficiency prevents the body from using carbohydrates properly and forces it to rely mainly on protein metabolism. Treatment of the disease includes strict dietary regulation and mandatory insulin injections. (09 Oct 1997) |
| juvenile onset diabetes | A form of diabetes which has its onset in childhood. Also referred to as type I diabetes, juvenile onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. The exact cause is unknown but genetic factors seem to play a major role. Symptoms include excessive thirst, increased urination, weight loss (despite increased appetite), nausea, vomiting, fatigue and absent menstruation. Treatment includes education and regular insulin therapy. See: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (22 Sep 2002) |
| ketosis-prone diabetes | Type I or juvenile diabetes mellitus, in which inadequate treatment leads to development of ketoacidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ketosis-resistant diabetes | Type II or adult onset diabetes mellitus, in which episodes of ketoacidosis rarely occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent diabetes | A mild form of diabetes mellitus in which the patient displays no overt symptoms, but displays certain abnormal responses to diagnostic procedures, such as an elevated fasting blood glucose concentration or reduced glucose tolerance. Synonym: chemical diabetes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lipoatrophic diabetes | Loss of subcutaneous fat, which may be total, congenital, and associated with hepatomegaly, excessive bone growth, and insulin-resistant diabetes. Synonym: Lawrence-Seip syndrome, lipoatrophia, lipoatrophic diabetes. Origin: G. Lipos, fat, + a-, priv. + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| lipogenous diabetes | Diabetes and obesity combined. (05 Mar 2000) |