Type 1 Diabetes Information 

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So is it type 1 diabetes? 

Do they call it Juvenile diabetes? 

Do I have Insulin-dependent diabetes?

They are all the same thing!

Type 1 Diabetes Information tells us that having this disease means there can be too much glucose (sugar) in your blood. 

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes means your pancreas does not make enough insulin.

Insulin is a hormone which takes the glucose and gives it to your cells so they can burn it for energy. 

If your body does not make enough insulin, then you will have less energy as the sugar just stays in your blood.

If diabetes is not discovered in a person, the high blood glucose levels can lead to lots of health problems such as having trouble with your vision, kidneys, nerves, teeth, gums and heart.

There are lots of symptoms for type 1 diabetes which, although they are not fun if you have them, they are at least recognizable and treatable.

You might be urinating more frequently, perpetually feeling thirsty, feeling tired, losing weight without meaning to, skin problems such as dry and itchy skin and sores which are taking a long time to heal, blurry vision and a tingling or lack of feeling in your hands, feet or legs.

A simple blood test is used to diagnose diabetes.

People with Type 1 diabetes need to frequently check how much their blood sugar level is, exercise healthily and regularly, follow a healthy eating plan, have insulin shots – or use an insulin pump – and visit their doctor periodically to make sure everything is going fine.

After asthma, Type 1 Diabetes is the most common chronic disease in children. 

Each year, 13,000 people are diagnosed with the disease in the United States alone.  The most common age for Juvenile Diabetes diagnoses is 14.  It is usually diagnosed in children, teenagers or those in early adulthood but can happen at any age.

Type 1 diabetes occurs as an autoimmune disease.  This means the immune system believes the beta cells in the pancreas are a disease and it attacks the cells.  Sometimes the pancreas will be unable to produce any insulin at all after the attack.

Hence not enough insulin can be made - if any - to get the sugar from the blood to the cells.

Type 1 Diabetes can be kept under control relatively easily with proper daily exercise, measuring blood sugar and insulin levels and a good nutritious diet.

But it is still a disease which will be there your whole life (unless a cure is suddenly discovered!) – we will keep you up to date with any Type 1 Diabetes Information.

It is very important for those with diabetes to know as much as they can about the disease so they can control it instead of the disease controlling their lives!