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