neonatal diabetes mellitus (ndm) is a rare kind of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia and low levels of insulin. clinically, it is categorized into two main types: transient ndm (tndm) and permanent ndm (pndm). these types are diagnosed based on duration of insulin dependence early in the disease. in tndm, diabetes begins in the first few weeks of life with remission in a few months. howev...