IDDM is the acronym for which expansion?

IDDM is the acronym for which expansion?

• A. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• B. Islet-Derived Diabetes Mellitus
• C. Immunodeficiency Diabetes Mellitus
• D. Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mellitus

Answer: (A)

IDDM stands for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. This term refers to diabetes that requires insulin therapy because the pancreas makes little or no insulin, typically due to autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells (the classic presentation of type 1 diabetes). The other phrases aren’t standard terms: Islet-Derived Diabetes Mellitus isn’t a recognized label; Immunodeficiency Diabetes Mellitus would imply a diabetes associated with immune deficiency rather than the typical autoimmune type; and Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mellitus has a grammatical error and uses the wrong form of the word.

IDDM stands for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. This term refers to diabetes that requires insulin therapy because the pancreas makes little or no insulin, typically due to autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells (the classic presentation of type 1 diabetes). The other phrases aren’t standard terms: Islet-Derived Diabetes Mellitus isn’t a recognized label; Immunodeficiency Diabetes Mellitus would imply a diabetes associated with immune deficiency rather than the typical autoimmune type; and Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mellitus has a grammatical error and uses the wrong form of the word.