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autoimmune diabetes - severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease

growth-onset diabetes, IDDM, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, type I diabetes

diabetic acidosis, ketoacidosis - acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus

diabetes mellitus, DM - diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"

autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues

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Those having shorter variable number tandem repeat sequences in the IDDM2 (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 2) locus located upstream from the insulin gene are more susceptible to autoimmune diabetes [10, 25].

Altered immune regulation in type 1 diabetes

Genetic similarities between latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes.

Is diabetes mellitus a continuous spectrum?

Hirsch said that by a very conservative estimate there are 1.1 million American adults with type 1 diabetes of either the classic type or latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA), a group whose absolute need for exogenous insulin is somewhere between that of classic childhood-onset type 1 diabetes and adult type 2 disease.

Management crunch forecast in type 1 adults

Several autoimmune diseases are also commonly seen in Down's syndrome other than autoimmune diabetes and thyroid disease such as alopecia, vitiligo, celiac disease, chronic active hepatitis and hypoparathyroidism (5-8).

Co-existence of insulin dependent diabetes and graves' disease in a patient with Down syndrome/Down sendromlu bir hastada insuline bagimli diyabet ve graves hastaligi birlikteligi

In particular, prevalence of autoimmune diabetes appears to be very high in geographically isolated countries like Sardinia [11, 12].

High Prevalence of Autoimmune Diabetes and Poor Glycaemic Control among Adults in Madagascar: A Brief Report from a Humanitarian Health Campaign in Ambanja

Further, oral delivery of CTB-autoantigen conjugates were shown to suppress diabetes insulitis and hyperglycemia in NOD mice and several other animal autoimmune diabetes models [21, 22].

Persistent suppression of type 1 diabetes by a multicomponent vaccine containing a cholera toxin B subunit-autoantigen fusion protein and complete Freund's adjuvant

For this reason, GADA testing is preferred over ICA testing when the diagnosis of latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA) is sought in individuals with long-standing diabetes (42).

Autoimmune markers in diabetes

A relatively simple screening tool helps determine whether patients who present with adult-onset diabetes have type 2 disease or latent autoimmune diabetes, according to Dr.

Tool screens for latent autoimmune diabetes

Many new cases of diabetes are due to an overlooked autoimmune etiology called latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA), which is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes [6].

Detection of Islet Cell Immune Reactivity with Low Glycemic Index Foods: Is This a Concern for Type 1 Diabetes?

Autoantibodies against [beta]-cells can be detected before clinical onset of DM1 (2, 3) and can help to distinguish type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) from latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult (LADA) (4), which may represent one-half of cases of autoimmune diabetes (1).

Evaluation of two nonisotopic immunoassays for determination of glutamic acid decarboxylase and tyrosine phosphatase autoantibodies in serum

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a subtype of type 1 diabetes.

Reduced Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults via Regulation of SUV39H2 and KDM4C

Individuals classified with type 2 diabetes but positive for islet autoantibodies (representing slow-onset type 1 diabetes, latent autoimmune diabetes in the adult, or type 1.5 diabetes) are also being tested to determine whether they are suitable for immune intervention to preserve their [beta]-cell function.

Type I diabetes