IDDM stands for

IDDM stands for

• A. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• B. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• C. Immune Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• D. Islet-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Answer: (A)

The idea here is recognizing what IDDM communicates about the disease. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus means that people with this form require insulin therapy to survive because their pancreas makes little or no insulin. This is typical of Type 1 diabetes, usually due to autoimmune destruction of the beta cells that produce insulin, leading to absolute insulin deficiency. The other options aren’t standard names for this condition. They would imply immune-based control or dependence on islet function in a way that isn’t how this illness is described. The widely accepted historical shorthand for this form is the insulin-dependent phrasing, which matches the provided answer.

The idea here is recognizing what IDDM communicates about the disease. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus means that people with this form require insulin therapy to survive because their pancreas makes little or no insulin. This is typical of Type 1 diabetes, usually due to autoimmune destruction of the beta cells that produce insulin, leading to absolute insulin deficiency.

The other options aren’t standard names for this condition. They would imply immune-based control or dependence on islet function in a way that isn’t how this illness is described. The widely accepted historical shorthand for this form is the insulin-dependent phrasing, which matches the provided answer.