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Alternate Name(s): Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1 ...... Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas produces too little insulin to regulate blood sugar levels appropriately.
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Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetestype1.html
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Usually diagnosed in children and young adults, type 1 was previously known as juvenile diabetes. ... 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...
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www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.jsp
www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.jsp
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Type 1 diabetes — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this lifelong endocrine condition. ... Jovanavic L. Successful pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes: From preconception through postpartum care. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2006;35:79.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-1-diabetes/DS00329
www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-1-diabetes/DS00329
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Type 1 diabetes often strikes children. Learn the symptoms, questions to ask the doctor and how to care for the disease. ... Type 1 diabetes is the second most common chronic disease in children (after asthma). About 13,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Patients with type 1 diabetes make up about 5 percent...
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Diabetes (medically known as diabetes mellitus) is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
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www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=101982
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