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- Type 1 diabetes - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the insulin making cells of the pancreas It's estimated that about 1 25 million Americans live with it People with type 1 diabetes don't make enough insulin An important hormone produced by the pancreas Insulin allows your cells to store sugar or glucose and fat and produce energy
- Type 1 Diabetes | Diabetes | CDC
If you think you could have type 1 diabetes, see your doctor to get your blood sugar tested Untreated diabetes can lead to very serious—even fatal—health problems
- Type 1 Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms, Complications Treatment
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (life-long) autoimmune disease that prevents your pancreas from making insulin It requires daily management with insulin injections
- Understanding Type 1 Diabetes | ADA
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease Testing, coupled with education about diabetes symptoms and close follow-up, has been shown to enable earlier diagnosis and to prevent diabetes ketoacidosis What is type 1 diabetes?
- Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
Learning you have type 1 diabetes early lets you take steps early to stay healthy A positive antibody test does not mean immediate diagnosis New treatments and clinical trials can possibly delay the onset of type 1 diabetes Preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious complication of high blood glucose that can be life-threatening
- Type 1 Diabetes - NIDDK
Type 1 diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body makes little or no insulin Insulin is a hormone that helps blood glucose, also called blood sugar, get into the body’s cells to be used as energy When your body doesn’t have enough insulin, glucose in your blood can’t get into the cells
- Type 1 diabetes: What is it, symptoms, treatment, and more
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin This can lead to high sugar levels in the blood, which
- Type 1 Diabetes - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Type 1 diabetes accounts for between 5 out of 100 to 10 out of 100 diagnosed cases of diabetes in the U S Type 1 diabetes most often develops in children or young adults But it can start at any age What causes type 1 diabetes? Experts don't know what causes type 1 diabetes Genetic and environmental factors may play a role
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