honeymoon period

honeymoon period

A timespan after diagnosing a disease before its impact is manifest, fancifully likened to the HP of early marriage, during which the husband and wife are most cordial and passionate with each other Diabetology A period of residual β cell function and insulin secretion in early-onset type 1 DM that follows stabilization of the Pt's hyperglycemic presentation; in the honeymoon period, most children require¹⁄₂ of the calculated insulin dose–ie, 05 U/kg or may even go into temporary 'remission', signaled by recurring hypoglycemia at the initial dose, a time period that is short-lived, usually < 1 yr Drug slang Early stages of drug use before addiction or dependency develops Nephrology A period of optimism and euphoria accompanying the early stage of chronic dialysis by Pts in renal failure; the HP lasts from 6 wks to 6 months and is followed by a 'mourning period', see there Pediatric surgery A postoperative time period in an infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia characterized by stable vascular resistance, relative ease of ventilation and normalization of blood gases; this deteriorates within hrs to days and the infant develops pulmonary HTN and resultant right-to-left shunting through the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale. See Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.