Type 1 diabetes facts

Type 1 diabetes is very different from Type 2. The following seven facts on diabetes type 1 will help you in understanding the type 1 diabetes better !

1. The most important Type 1 diabetes fact is that it is called “juvenile diabetes” as it is caused mainly in kids and in young adults.
2. Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin dependent diabetes as the pancreas stops producing insulin. If someone is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes then he/she has to take insulin every day in order to keep sugar level under control.
3. One of the type 1 diabetes facts which I found while surfing net was that prior to 1920 when insulin was not discovered a lot of people died of type 1 diabetes. But now thanks to insulin and other advanced medicines Type 1 diabetic patients can live a healthy and long life.
4. Type 1 diabetes fact is that you need to constantly monitor your sugar level to see that you are taking proper dose of insulin and you need to work out to keep your sugar level under control.
5. Type 1 diabetes fact is that Type 1 diabetes is less common than Type 2 diabetes as only 2% of people have them.
6. Warning signs of Type 1 diabetes is increased thirst, increased urination, fatigue, weight loss and blurred vision. The onset of disease happens fast so you need to see your doctor when you find any of the above mentioned signs.
7. Scientists believe that the cause of Type 1 diabetes may be due to a virus which triggers the immune system to attack insulin producing beta cells and destroy them so that pancreas cannot make insulin.

by admin on 31. May, 2010 in type 1 diabetes