Early signs of CVD seen in teens with type 1 diabetes.(Adolescent Medicine)(cardiovascular diseases)Tucker, Miriam E
type 1 diabetesis an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system attacks and destroys insulin-making cells in the pancreas. Because of this, your body no longer produces its own insulin, so you need insulin injections every day. It’s thought that a combination of genetics and environmental...
Type 1 Diabetes Also called“juvenile” diabetesbecause it’s often diagnosed in childhood,type 1 diabetesis an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system attacks and destroys insulin-making cells in the pancreas. Because of this, your body no longer produces its own insulin, so you need ...
Mental disorders in children are quite common and sometimes severe. About 25% of children andteensexperience some type of mental disorder in any given year, one-third at some time in their lives. The most common type of mental disorder isanxietydisorders, likegeneralized anxiety disorder(formerly ...
Diabetesmellitus(both type 1 andtype 2 diabetes) High blood pressure(hypertension) or a family history of hypertension A family history of atheroscleroticdisease Chronicrenal failure Overweightorobesity Physical inactivity In peripheral artery disease, the risk factors are additive, so a person with a ...
Crichton says there are two different types of MCA: Fabrication, in which the caregiver makes up or exaggerates a child’s symptoms to get more medical care Induction, when a caregiver causes symptoms on purpose, such as giving insulin to a child who doesn’t have diabetes Fabrication may ...
Some of them are: Smoking Being very overweight or underweight before pregnancy Being in your teens or age 40 or older Not getting good prenatal care Drinking alcohol or using street drugs during pregnancy Having health conditions, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, diabetes, blood clotting...
Glucose intolerance13and type 1 and type 2diabetes10 Obesity14 Cardiovascular diseases (conditions affecting the heart) such ashypertension, heart failure and ischemic heart disease1516 Cancer of the colon,breastorprostate17 Rheumatoid arthritis18 ...
and may affect organs such as the thyroid (autoimmune thyroiditis), the liver (primary biliary cirrhosis), and the colon (microscopiccolitis). Other diseases may include type 1diabetesanddermatitisherpetiformis, a skin rash that has similar antibodies as celiac disease, but that is found in the ...
Some patients experience the equivalent of angina, but without the pain. Instead, they may complain only of shortness of breath or earlyfatigue. This is especially true in patients with diabetes, who may experience little or no discomfort or pain at all. ...