What is Neonatal diabetes mellitus?
'''Neonatal diabetes mellitus''' (NDM) is a type of [[diabetes]]. It happens during the first 6 months of human life.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neonatal Diabetes|publisher=University of Chicago|url=http://monogenicdiabetes.uchicago.edu/for-healthcare-professionals/neonatal-diabetes|accessdate=September 20, 2016|archive-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322205722/http://monogenicdiabetes.uchicago.edu/for-healthcare-professionals/neonatal-diabetes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Infants with this condition do not produce enough [[insulin]]. This causes an increase of [[blood sugar]]. NDM is often mistaken for the much more common [[Type 1 diabetes]], although type 1 often happens after the first 6 months of life. In almost 60% of those with NDM, this condition lasts their whole life.<ref>{{cite web|title=Permanent Neonatal Diabetes|publisher=Genetics Home Reference|url=https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/permanent-neonatal-diabetes-mellitus|accessdate=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Symptoms of NDM include [[thirst]], frequent [[urination]] and [[dehydration]]. Most [[fetus]]es with NDM do not grow properly in the [[uterus]]. Newborns are much smaller than most other newborns. After birth, many babies do not gain enough weight or grow as rapidly as other babies. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Diabetes mellitus]] {{biology-stub}}