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

• Excessive thirst
• Excessive urination
• Excessive hunger
• Tiredness
• Losing weight
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Type 1 diabetes

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Type 1 diabetes:

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• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
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• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
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  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• more tests...»

Type 1 diabetes: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Type 1 diabetes:

• Short-term complications
  • Hypoglycemia - does not occur from diabetes itself but from the treatments for diabetes (pills or insulin).
  • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) - a dangerous syndrome from high blood sugars; typically in Type 2 diabetics at diagnosis or non-compliant to treatment.
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - a dangerous condition due to high blood sugars; typically in Type 1 diabetics at diagnosis or non-compliant to treatment.
  • Diabetic lens - vision distortions from high blood sugars; usually reverses when sugars controlled.
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Type 1 diabetes

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Type 1 diabetes

• Physical examination
• Urine sugar test
• Blood glucose tests
  • Fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
  • Random plasma glucose
• more tests...»

See full list of 38 diagnostic tests for Type 1 diabetes

Wrongly Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes?

• Misdiagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
• Failure to diagnose Type 1 diabetes
• Hidden causes of Type 1 diabetes (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes: Self Assessment Tools

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Type 1 diabetes: Medical Mistakes

• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
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• more mistakes...»

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Type 1 diabetes: Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

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Misdiagnosis and Type 1 diabetes

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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, particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1 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...read more »

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Type 1 diabetes: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
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  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
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• Womens Health Specialists:
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Hospitals & Clinics: Type 1 diabetes

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Type 1 diabetes: Rare Types

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  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Type 1 diabetes

• Haemochromatosis
• Polyendochrine syndromes - some rare syndromes cause multiple autoimmune diseases in various body glands
• Chronic pancreatitis - pancreas damage that can mimic diabetes.
• Cystic fibrosis
• Addison's disease
• more causes...»

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News Archives for Type 1 diabetes

Medical news articles related to Type 1 diabetes include:

• Type 1 Diabetes Rates Rising Among European Children
• Most Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Lack Vitamin D
• Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen
• Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
• Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
• Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes
• Omega-3s Guard Against Type 1 Diabetes
• New Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Trial
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Type 1 diabetes

Medical research articles related to Type 1 diabetes include:

• Metformin added to insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus in adolescents
• C-peptide levels and insulin independence following autologous nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus.
• Central nervous system function in youth with type 1 diabetes 12 years after disease onset
• Treatment satisfaction and quality of life with insulin glargine plus insulin lispro compared with NPH insulin plus unmodified human insulin in people with Type 1 diabetes
• Clinical effectiveness of a brief educational intervention in Type 1 diabetes: results from the BITES (Brief Intervention in Type 1 diabetes, Education for Self-efficacy) trial
• A randomized, controlled trial comparing twice-a-day insulin glargine mixed with rapid-acting insulin analogs versus standard neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) therapy in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes, hyperglycaemia, and the heart.
• more research...»

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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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Reseach about Type 1 diabetes

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Clinical Trials for Type 1 diabetes

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Type 1 diabetes include:

• Family Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Improving Metabolic Assessments in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Trials - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Natural History Study of the Development of Type 1 Diabetes - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Telemetric Glucose Data Acquisition During Initiation of Insulin Pump Therapy - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of Two Versus Three Daily Injections in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Twice Daily versus Three Times Daily Insulin Injections
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Type 1 diabetes

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Type 1 diabetes: Broader Related Topics

• Diabetes
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• Pancreas conditions
• Adolescent conditions
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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)