Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Cartoon
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Diabetes mellitus type 1 cartoon. In type 2 diabetes the pancreas isn t under attack. Anyone with a parent or sibling with type 1 diabetes has a slightly increased risk of developing the. The classic symptoms are frequent urination increased thirst increased hunger and weight loss. In type 1 diabetes there s no insulin to let glucose into the cells so sugar builds up in your bloodstream.
Make healthy eating and physical activity part of your daily routine. Living with type 1 diabetes a day in the life of tom duration. Diabetes explained for children ask dr smarty duration. Nine out of 10 people with.
But it can still cause major health complications especially in the tiny blood vessels in your kidneys nerves and eyes. Type 1 is the most common form of diabetes in people who are under age 30 but it can occur at any age. Currently no one knows how to prevent type 1 diabetes but it can be managed by following your doctor s recommendations for living a healthy lifestyle managing your blood sugar getting regular health checkups and getting diabetes self. Make a commitment to manage your diabetes.
Learn all you can about type 1 diabetes. Some known risk factors for type 1 diabetes include. Type 2 diabetes is often milder than type 1. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools.
Take your medications as recommended. Type 1 diabetes t1d previously known as juvenile diabetes is a form of diabetes in which very little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas. This can cause life threatening complications. Insulin is a hormone required for the body to use blood sugar.
In type 1 diabetes your immune system destroys cells in your pancreas that make insulin. In type 2 diabetes adult onset diabetes the pancreas makes insulin but it either doesn t produce enough or the insulin doesn t work properly. Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2 approximately 5 10 of people with diabetes have type 1. Before treatment this results in high blood sugar levels in the body.
Ten percent of people with diabetes are diagnosed with type 1. It usually makes enough insulin.