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Type 1 Diabetes
Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.
- Bryan Adams
Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in children and young adults - in this condition, the pancreas is simply unable to produce insulin that the body requires to process sugars in the blood.
Previously known as juvenile diabetes, Type 1 diabetes can be a scary thing to have to confront - but don't panic, there is an extensive and thorough understanding of this disease, and what's required to treat it in order for the diabetic to live a long, and happy life.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
In order to understand type 1 diabetes, you have to understand how glucose is used by your body. Glucose, or sugar, is found in your body from 2 sources: first, from the food that you eat, and second, from your liver. The food that we eat contains various forms of sugars that the body can use as energy for each cell.
When we eat the digestive process breaks the food down into its basic make-up (carbohydrates, proteins, etc), making each ready for the body to use. When the sugar enters our bloodstream, the pancreas is supposed to produce insulin, a hormone that aids in dealing with the sugar. The insulin allows the sugars to enter into the cells of our body, thus, giving you energy, and keeping the sugar in the blood regulated.
Type 1 diabetics cannot produce the insulin, and so the sugar remains in the blood.
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