(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes used to be called “juvenile” diabetes because it most frequently occurs in children and young adults under the age of 20. However, because we now know it is possible for adults to also develop Type 1 diabetes, the name juvenile is no longer used. It has also been called “insulin dependent,” because people living with Type 1 diabetes must inject insulin.
Why is injected insulin required? In Type 1 diabetes, the body no longer produces its own
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes, also commonly referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes, occurs when blood glucose or blood sugar is too high. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in the blood. Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with the heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, teeth and gums. Because of this, people with type 1 diabetes must
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes is typically diagnosed before the age of 30. Type 1 can occur any time, however. A latent form of Type 1 diabetes can be seen in adults over 30 where the onset is more insidious. The patients are generally thinner to only mildly overweight. Up to 10 percent of white people labeled with Type 2 diabetes may actually have this latent form of Type 1 diabetes called LADA (late autoimmune diabetes in adulthood) or Type 1½ diabetes.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes may not be as common as type 2 diabetes, but it does not mean that this should not be given the same amount of attention.
Type 1 diabetes happens because the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, or even if it is able to do that at all, the amount of insulin is not enough. Insulin, as you must know is a hormone that is responsible in converting glucose into energy.
Normally, the insulin breaks down glucose in the blood and the essential
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes used to be called “juvenile” diabetes because it most frequently occurs in children and young adults under the age of 20. However, because we now know it is possible for adults to also develop Type 1 diabetes, the name juvenile is no longer used. It has also been called “insulin dependent,” because people living with Type 1 diabetes must inject insulin.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes, also commonly referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes, occurs when blood glucose or blood sugar is too high. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in the blood. Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with the heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, teeth and gums. Because of this, people with type 1 diabetes must
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes is typically diagnosed before the age of 30. Type 1 can occur any time, however. A latent form of Type 1 diabetes can be seen in adults over 30 where the onset is more insidious. The patients are generally thinner to only mildly overweight. Up to 10 percent of white people labeled with Type 2 diabetes may actually have this latent form of Type 1 diabetes called LADA (late autoimmune diabetes in adulthood) or Type 1½ diabetes.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Type 1 diabetes may not be as common as type 2 diabetes, but it does not mean that this should not be given the same amount of attention. 