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3 Methods For Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Mothers sometimes are advised not to give cow's milk to their babies for the first year of life to prevent allergies, and possibly to prevent type 1 diabetes in genetically susceptible infants, but there is no proof that this prevents the disease.
Treatment
Treatment of type 1 diabetes requires insulin to be injected under the skin to make up for the insulin that is not produced by the body. Most often, this is accomplished with two to...
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