Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease where there is diminished insulin action. It can also be referred to as "sugar diabetes", juvenile onset diabetes, Type I diabetes, IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus), NIDDM (non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus), Type II diabetes and maturity onset diabetes.
If a veteran had diabetes mellitus there would be specific evidence with regard to blood sugar levels and the need for diet, weight loss, insulin or drugs to lower blood sugar levels (eg Daonil, Euglocon, Glimel, Diabinese, Rastinon, Diamicron, Minidiab, Melizide), drugs to help insulin work better (eg Diabex, Diaformin, Glucophage) and drugs to slow the digestion of carbohydrates (eg Glucobay).
489 the veteran has diabetes mellitus.
10547 the veteran has insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1).
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10548 the veteran has non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2).
41476 the veteran has established the causal connection between the diabetes mellitus and operational service for the clinical onset of Alzheimer-type dementia.
41477 the veteran had diabetes mellitus at least 10 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
29970 the diabetes mellitus is causally related to operational service.