Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Cartoon
In type 1 diabetes your immune system destroys cells in your pancreas that make insulin.
Diabetes mellitus type 1 cartoon. Anyone with a parent or sibling with type 1 diabetes has a slightly increased risk of developing the. Make healthy eating and physical activity part of your daily routine. Type 1 is the most common form of diabetes in people who are under age 30 but it can occur at any age. Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2 approximately 5 10 of people with diabetes have type 1.
In type 2 diabetes the pancreas isn t under attack. Insulin is a hormone required for the body to use blood sugar. Before treatment this results in high blood sugar levels in the body. Nine out of 10 people with.
Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. Ten percent of people with diabetes are diagnosed with type 1. Diabetes explained for children ask dr smarty duration. This can cause life threatening complications.
Learn all you can about type 1 diabetes. Living with type 1 diabetes a day in the life of tom duration. 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. 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 2 also raises your risk. The classic symptoms are frequent urination increased thirst increased hunger and weight loss. Make a commitment to manage your diabetes. But it can still cause major health complications especially in the tiny blood vessels in your kidneys nerves and eyes.
Take your medications as recommended. Type 2 diabetes is often milder than type 1. Start studying rn nursing care of children type 1 diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes there s no insulin to let glucose into the cells so sugar builds up in your bloodstream.
Some known risk factors for type 1 diabetes include. 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.