Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes: Introduction
Type 1 diabetes (also called "insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" or "juvenile diabetes")
is the severe insulin-requiring form of diabetes.
It usually affects teens and young under-30 adults, but can affect infants or children.
Type 1 diabetes is far less common than Type 2 diabetes, which typically affects
older over-40 patients (though younger overweight patients with Type 2 diabetes are now more common).
Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes are usually quite severe, and rapidly arise
over weeks or months.
Common symptoms include thirst, excessive urination,
hunger, weight loss, irritability
and various other symptoms.
Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes
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Medical Books Excerpts
- GLYCOSURIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- POLYDIPSIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Polydipsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Polydipsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Diabetes Mellitus
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Polydipsia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Polydipsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes?
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Type 1 diabetes: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Type 1 diabetes
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many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
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can cause a variety of symptoms and result in various severe conditions that mimic several
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Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form
of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer.
Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash
with redness...read more »
Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes,
or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes,...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis
of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension,
is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients.
Exertional dyspnea leads to a diagnostic...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child patients than in adults.
Some of the overlooked...read more »
Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status
can affect her level of fertility.
Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there...read more »
Is your child always hungry?: Type 1 Diabetes also known as Juvenile Diabetes appears during childhood or
adolescence and is a chronic condition which presents with vague symptoms such
as failure to gain...read more »
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Causes of Type 1 diabetes
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Prognosis for Type 1 diabetes
Prognosis for Type 1 diabetes:
Good in the short-term, possibility of severe complications later in life.
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Clinical Trials for Type 1 diabetes
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Article Excerpts about Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent
diabetes, is usually first diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young
adults. In this form of diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer
make insulin because the body's immune system has attacked and destroyed
them. Treatment for type 1 diabetes includes taking insulin shots or using
an insulin pump, making wise food choices, exercising regularly, taking
aspirin daily, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol. (Source: excerpt from Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: NIDDK)
Definitions of Type 1 diabetes:
Diabetes mellitus characterized by insulin deficiency, sudden onset, severe hyperglycemia, rapid progression to ketoacidosis, and death unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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