Title: diabetes mellitus type 1
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - diabetes mellitus type 1
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13092
Status: current

Definition
Disease in which the \(\ce{\upbeta\ cells}\) of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans are destroyed with the result that no insulin is produced.

Note
The disease is believed to result from an autoimmune attack on the \(\ce{\upbeta\ cells}\). It is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), as the symptoms can be ameliorated by injections of insulin.

Related Term
- autoimmune: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12918

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1157 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'diabetes mellitus type 1' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13092
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