Open AccessLong-Term Course of Neonatal Diabetes
Author(s) -
K. E. von Mühlendahl,
H F Herkenhoff
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine/the new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejm199509143331105
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , term (time) , insulin , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , disease , endocrinology , physics , quantum mechanics
Neonatal diabetes mellitus--defined here as hyperglycemia occurring within the first month of life that lasts for at least two weeks and requires insulin therapy--is a very rare form of the disease. Little is known about it, particularly with respect to its long-term course.