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Type 1 Diabetes

Also called: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 diabetes, Diabetes Type 1

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Would a cold make a diabetic's sugar run higher?

Cold/congestion is considered as a "Stress" situation to our body. Therefore, usually, our body acts by raising blood sugar as it needs to...

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Could my child have gotten type 1 diabetes because of something I did wrong or because of me somehow?

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What causes Type 1 Diabetes Children Living With the Disease?

Type 1 diabetes develops when your child's pancreas stops producing enough insulin. Insulin lets blood sugar-also called glucose-enter the body's...

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What medications and treatments are available to treat Type 1 Diabetes Children Living With the Disease?

Insulin is the only medicine that can treat type 1 diabetes, and your child is most likely taking more than one type of insulin. Your child may take...

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What surgery options do I have for Type 1 Diabetes Children Living With the Disease?

Surgery is not a routine treatment for type 1 diabetes, and children do not meet the criteria for the surgeries that are available. Surgeries for...

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What is type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease that develops when the pancreas stops making insulin. Your body needs insulin to let sugar (glucose) move from...

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What happens to someone when they get Type 1 Diabetes Children Living With the Disease?

Every child experiences type 1 diabetes differently. What they do have in common is that having diabetes will not affect their learning ability or...

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What causes Type 1 Diabetes Living With Complications?

Complications from type 1 diabetes are caused by one or both of the following:Damage to the lining of the blood vessels throughout your body, causing...

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What surgery options do I have for Type 1 Diabetes Living With Complications?

Some complications from type 1 diabetes may need surgical treatment. For example, surgery to remove the vitreous gel (vitrectomy) may improve eye...

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What causes Type 1 Diabetes Living With the Disease?

You have type 1 diabetes because your pancreas can no longer produce insulin. When your pancreas was working, it adjusted the amount of insulin it...

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What exams and tests help doctors to evaluate or test people for Type 1 Diabetes Living With the Disease?

You need to see your doctor about every 3 to 6 months throughout your life for tests and exams to see how you are doing and to adjust your treatment...

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