Neonatal diabetes mellitus, often called hyperglycemia, occurs within the first month of birth ad lasts for a minimum of three weeks requiring insulin therapy. Diabetes in newborns is a very rare occurrence and is not autoimmune, with one in every 100,000 to 500,000 babies being diagnosed. There are three names used for diabetes in newborns: neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM), and permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM). There is no way to distinguish between the different forms of diabetes in newborns without expensive genetic testing. Most treatment is dependent on the appearance of symptoms.

Diabetes in Newborns – TNDM

TNDM is defined as hyperglycemia occurring in the first months of life and lasting at least two weeks and requiring insulin therapy. Most cases of TNDM resolve themselves spontaneously within 4 months with case studies showing short periods of insulin dependence before the disease clears and …