Term: Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The diagnosis-based definition is at least three physician claims for diabetes diagnoses (ICD-9-CM=250: Diabetes mellitus) over 2 years, excluding Treaty First Nations children.

Related terms 

• Amputation
• Diabetes / Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Treatment Prevalence
• ICD-9-CM
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)

References 

• Brownell M, Martens PJ, Kozyrskyj A, Fergusson P, Lerfald J, Mayer T, Derksen S, Friesen D. Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)