Infantile type 1 diabetes mellitus (onset less than 1 year of age) - a report of 8 patients

Infantile onset type 1 diabetes (with onset .1 year of age) is an extremely rare form of diabetes. The present study deals with eight patients with infantile onset diabetes seen at the M.V.Diabetes Specialities Centre at Gopalapuram, Chennai. Mode of presentation varied from classical osmotic symptoms to failure to thrive. The series is presented for its rarity. Differences between infantile onset type 1 diabetes and transient neonatal diabetes are also highlighted