type 1 diabetes

noun \ ˈtīp-ˈwən- \

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

Definition of type 1 diabetes

: a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis — called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus

Recent Examples of type 1 diabetes from the Web

Determined to improve those odds, Roep left the Netherlands to join City of Hope hospital in Duarte in 2016 and now leads a project with the goal of curing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in six years.

— joshua tompkins, Los Angeles Magazine, "Could a Vaccine Be the End of Type 1 Diabetes?," 2 Apr. 2018
It’s more complicated than that—while symptoms of type 1 diabetes often set in within a few weeks, type 2 diabetes can be asymptomatic or take years to show up, according to the NIDDK.

— korin miller, SELF, "5 Things That Can Cause Cloudy Pee," 31 Jan. 2018
Risk factors for the non-contagious disease also include a family history, other autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis and emotional/physical stress.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "What Is Graves Disease, the Ailment That Forced Wendy Williams' Leave of Absence?," 23 Feb. 2018
Along with acting, Jeremy is an activist for diabetes research, having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 6 years old.

— leanna commins, Cosmopolitan, "Meet the Hotties Playing Young Bill, Sam, and Harry in Mamma Mia 2," 29 Jan. 2018
Katie Krampitz was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a disease that sends her blood sugar soaring and plummeting several times a day.

— meghan rabbitt, Good Housekeeping, "These Medical Detection Dogs Are (Literally) Lifesavers," 3 Jan. 2018
Moreover, such an inhibitor could help with type 1 diabetes, said study leader Jeremy Pettus, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine in endocrinology at UCSD.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Diabetes drug results positive, Ligand says," 6 Sep. 2017
In people with type 1 diabetes, that's because the pancreas isn't making enough insulin.

— amy capetta, SELF, "A BBC News Anchor Describes What It Was Like to Have a Hypoglycemic Attack Live On Air," 18 Dec. 2017
The second version is designed to better support the insulin-generating cells that substitute for those destroyed in type 1 diabetes.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "ViaCyte tries again with potential diabetes cure," 18 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of type 1 diabetes

1982

Medical Dictionary

type 1 diabetes

noun \ ˌtīp-ˈwən- \

medical Definition of type 1 diabetes

: diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis — called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, type 1 diabetes mellitus