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Neonatal diabetes (neo·na·tal - di·a·be·tes) is a rare genetic condition that affects babies in the first six months of life.
214-456-5959
Fax: 214-456-5963
469-303-2400
Fax: 469-303-2407
469-488-7000
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Neonatal diabetes, also called neonatal diabetes mellitus, is a condition that affects an infant’s ability to produce insulin.
Infants with neonatal diabetes do not produce enough insulin, which leads to high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. The condition is similar to type I diabetes, which affects people later in life.
There are two main types of neonatal diabetes:
Neonatal diabetes is caused by a single gene mutation, which affects the production of insulin.