what is diabetes type 1?

Answer 1

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. These patients typically require regular injections of insulin in addition to proper diet and regular exercise to maintain control over their blood glucose levels. Hope this helps!

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Answer 4

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

Answer 5

It is form of diabetes which is most often diagnosed in juveniles (hence the less common name for this, Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus) and is caused by damage to the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which can be because of many things ranging from an autoimmune reaction (the most common cause), pancreatic cancer, and other diseases affecting the pancreas, to being caused by a traumatic injury to the pancreas.
It is not, however contrary to popular belief, caused in any way at all by excessive food ingestion or excessive sugar intake.
The symptoms of Type I diabetes include Excessive urination (Polyuria), fatigue, Excessive thirst (Polydipsia), and increase appetite.
Only proven 100% effective treatment is injection of insulin following the consumption of food containing carbohydrates by various methods including the use of syringes, insulin pumps, and just recently through the use of inhalable insulin compounds which have the same blood glucose lowering effect of injected insulin.
There is no known way to completely prevent the occurrence of Diabetes Type I, but with proper control of the blood glucose levels in those individuals affected by it, there are few negative effects of having it other than requiring constant attention to administering insulin either before or after the consumption of food.

Answer 6

Diabetes Type 1 symptoms occur before completing 30 years of age. Regular insulin injections are necessary to control diabetes.
Please see the web pages for more details on Type 1 Diabetes.

Answer 7

Type 1 diabetes results from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that "unlocks" the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.

Answer 8

Type I diabetes is a condition that occurs when the pancreas does not make enough insulin.

The American Diabetes Association has great information on it here:
http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.jsp

Answer 9

It is when your pancreas doesn't make any insulin and so you have to inject insulin into your body to make up for the insulin your body isn't producing. Type 2 is when your body doesn't react to the insulin it makes and typically oral meds are given first to try to increase the amount of insulin that the body produces or else decrease the amount of sugar in the body.

Answer 10

it's a disorder where one's pancreas does not produce adequate amounts of insulin to sustain themselves. Therefore, they have to monitor their glucose level frequently and provide insulin through injection when needed. Sometimes, they will have a pump that automatically provides it throughout the day.