Type 1 diabetes increases the risk for many serious health complications. However, during the past several decades, the rate of serious complications among people with diabetes has been decreasing, and more patients are living longer and healthier lives. There are two important approaches to preventing complications from type 1 diabetes:
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Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes that occurs when insulin levels are far lower than what your body... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a complication of type 2 diabetes that involves extremely high blood sugar (glucose) levels... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a complication of diabetes that occurs when the body cannot use sugar (glucose) as a fuel source because the body has no... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Patients with diabetes have higher death rates than people who do not have diabetes regardless of sex, age, or other factors. Heart disease and... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Goals of Treatment of DiabetesThe aim of diabetes care is to maximize quality and length of life by: Providing education and training to manage the... Read more »