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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms

Symptoms


The process that destroys the insulin-producing beta cells can be a long and insidious one. At the point when insulin production bottoms out, however, type 1 diabetes usually appears suddenly and progresses quickly. Warning signs of type 1 diabetes include:

  • Frequent urination (in children, a recurrence of bed-wetting after toilet training has been completed)
  • Unusual thirst, especially for sweet, cold drinks
  • Extreme hunger
  • Sudden, sometimes dramatic, weight loss
  • Weakness
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Blurred ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Not Your Grandma's Diabetes
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...response I have ever heard after telling someone I have diabetes is: "Oh, my grandmother has... Read more »

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Diabetes Terminology
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...bit irritated when I see non-standard versions of diabetes terminology. Here are some examples:... Read more »

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Misleading Diabetes News Reports
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...as if almost every day there's a news story about diabetes, and most of these stories include... Read more »

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Diabetes Cures and Diabetes Prevention
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...continue to confuse Internet readers with claims of diabetes cures. It’s all over the place:... Read more »

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Stressed Out - Defining Stress Incontinence
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...stress can also trigger or worsen heart disease, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, skin... Read more »

Health Guide

Diabetes in Children: Myths and Facts
Myth: Children with diabetes should not eat anything with sugar in it.Fact: This was true years ago, before carb counting was invented. But times have changed, and it’s not sugar we’re worried... Read more »
Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...be an option, or surgery in severe cases.This publication was written by The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes Treatment to Prevent Major Complications
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... Read more »
Yeast Infections
...odds of developing a yeast infection: Taking birth control pills or antibioticsBeing pregnantHaving diabetesUsing douchesStress The Quick Fix Don't try to diagnose your very first yeast... Read more »
Dehydration: Migraine and Headache Trigger
...feveredwhen you have a cold or the fluif you have a chronic disease such as uncontrolled or untreated diabetes, kidney disease, alcoholism, cystic fibrosis, or adrenal disorders, if... Read more »

Medications

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...high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »

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...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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