Disability/Mental Retardation (2000) and is intended to clarify and improve special. education identification, as well as placement policies and practices for professionals. serving children with intellectual disability (ID) or children suspected of having an. intellectual disability in Connecticut schools.
Unstable diabetes: A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from low to high. Also called brittle diabetes or labile diabetes..
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder characterized by insulin deficiency, hyperglycemia, and high risk for development of complications of the eyes, kidneys, peripheral nerves, heart and blood vessels. The disease is highly prevalent, affecting approximately 26 million people in the U.S. (1). DCCT Research Group. 2  The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. 3  N Engl J Med 1993;329:977-86.