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