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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus


Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is the term doctors use to describe diabetes mellitus, a type of diabetes that requires insulin therapy.  It is a severe form of diabetes that requires insulin.
The insulin is taken to avoid ketoacidosis, which is a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus.
People often confuse the term IDDM with juvenile diabetes mellitus [...]