Synonym for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ... A chronic condition in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin because the beta cells have been destroyed. The body is then not able to use the glucose (blood sugar) for energy. IDDM usually comes on abruptly, although the damage to the beta cells may begin much earlier. The signs of IDDM ar... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, term declared obsolete by the American Diabetes Association for Type 1 diabetes. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=43351