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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes Treatment To Prevent Major Complications
- Type 1 Diabetes Treatment to Prevent Major Complications
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Treatment
Insulin is essential for strict control of blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes. Tight blood glucose control is the best way to prevent major complications in type 1 diabetes including those that affect the kidneys, eyes, nerve pathways, and blood vessels. Intensive insulin treatment in early diabetes may even help preserve any residual insulin secretion for at least 2 years.
There are, however, some significant problems with intensive insulin therapy:
- There is a higher risk for low bl...
Expert & Community Posts
C is for Cure
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...cure for diabetes that ever since the discovery of insulin in 1921 someone or other has hyped... Read more »
Cool Finds from the Children With Diabetes Conference
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert...or school nurse can upload data about BG levels or insulin taken either directly online or by... Read more »
Drinking Calories Debated
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...the fact that they raise our level of circulating insulin. And I now actually prefer the... Read more »
The Vitamin D Window
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...deficiency of Vitamin D also improves glycemic control and insulin resistance. The window is... Read more »
Diabetes and Insulin: Types and Application
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...noticed that questions about the different types of insulin and how they work continue to be a... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 2 Diabetes
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1 (previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, or juvenile-onset diabetes) and type 2 (previously called noninsulin-dependent... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Introduction
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Highlights
Exubera, an inhaled form of insulin, was approved by the FDA in 2006. It is the first non-injected type of insulin. It is approved for adults with type 1 or type 2... Read more »Diabetes: Type 2: Medications
...produce weight gain, and also has heart benefits. In comparison with other diabetic drugs, including insulin, it is the only drug proven to improve survival rates. A number of other oral drugs are... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent... Read more »Images
Medications
This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes... Read more »
This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »
Insulin glargine is used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar.... Read more »
This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »
This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »
Related News
Hormone may act Like Insulin
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 2 diabetics and those with any kind of insulin resistance may have a new option for controlling blood sugar levels. A... Read summary »
Insulin Therapy Bad Choice for Preemies
November 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests using insulin to control the blood sugar of low-birth-weight infants is not worth the risks. Infants born... Read summary »
Diabetes Drug Slows Early Puberty in Girls
June 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) There's new help for young girls who are at risk of going through puberty early and developing insulin resistance a risk factor... Read summary »
Mid-Life Diabetes Linked to Alzheimers
May 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long-term study from Sweden shows men who develop diabetes in mid-life have a significantly higher chance of getting... Read summary »
Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Patients
December 03, 2008Researchers identified a new source of insulin-producing cells. Results of a new study show cells in the pancreas that produce insulin -- called beta... Read summary »
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