Across the U.S., type 1 diabetes is on the rise. Hispanic and Black communities are affected more than others. For instance, studies show that if you have brown or black skin, controlling your blood glucose once you're diagnosed is more of a challenge. Black children with type 1 diabetes...
Overview Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment What is type 1 diabetes?Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects how your child's body makes insulin and uses glucose (sugar). Normally, when the blood sugar level increases, the pancreas makes more insulin. Insulin helps move sugar out of the blood so...
Psychological Symptoms in Children with Type-1 DiabetesKose, SelminMurat, MerveInternational Journal of Caring Sciences
Type 1 diabetes is frequently misdiagnosed in both children and adults, and misdiagnosis increases the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children, new research finds. Results of a survey of 2526 participants recruited from the T1D Exchange clinic and online communities were published in the ...
Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Simple blood tests can indicate the presence of abnormal sugar levels in the blood. If a person has any symptoms of diabetes, a fasting blood sugar test or even a random blood sugar test is usually the first step in diagnosis. A hemoglobin A1c test can reveal aver...
Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Simple blood tests can indicate the presence of abnormal sugar levels in the blood. If a person has any symptoms of diabetes, a fasting blood sugar test or even a random blood sugar test is usually the first step in diagnosis. A hemoglobin A1c test can reveal aver...
This review provides a recent update of behavioral research pertinent to young children with T1D and addresses current priorities and future directions. Recent Findings Rates of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young children (ages 1–7) are continuing to rise. Since 2014, changes to diabetes care and...
In Type 1 diabetes, however, a massive error occurs, and the immune system begins attacking the body’s beta cells. Destructive antibodies targeted against the beta cells appear in the blood long before enough damage has occurred to create symptoms. Testing for these antibodies allows early ...
fourth of type 1 cases are diagnosed in adults, even well into middle age. Rarely, people in their 90s have been diagnosed aftersymptomssuddenly develop. Unlike some other autoimmune conditions that affect women in significantly greater numbers than men, type 1 diabetes happens eq...
In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, an A1C target of less than 7.5% should be considered but individualized Glucose (15 g) is preferred treatment for conscious individuals with hypoglycemia (blood glucose < 70 mg/dL [3.9 mmol/L]), but any form of carbohydrate may be used; ...