Resently Diagnosed With Diabetes Type 1
Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1
Symptoms
- Increased thirst
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Increased urination - Weight loss despite increased appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
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Fatigue -
Absence of menstruation
Signs and tests
The following tests can be used to diagnose diabetes:
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Urinalysis shows glucose and ketone bodies in the urine, but a blood test is r...
Expert & Community Posts
Flatbush diabetes
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...diabetes, idiopathic [meaning the cause is unknown) type 1 diabetes, and ketosis-prone type 2... Read more »
It's not JUST diabetes!
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert...I found most interesting was that the longer from diagnosis, the inverse was true. Parents' of... Read more »
Type one-and-a-half diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...positive, which is usually considered a hallmark of type 1 diabetes. LADA has sometimes been... Read more »
Types of Diabetes: are there more than two?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...among others, gestational diabetes, insulin-resistant type 1 diabetes (or 'double diabetes'),... Read more »
Learn to live with diabetes
By Gina Capone , Health Expert...nightmare when I got diagnosed. The weeks following my diagnosis were an uphill battle. The... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...habits) it is difficult to determine when genetics or environment play the major role. When clusters of diabetes type 1 and 2 appear within families, genetic factors should be strongly... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...Although signs of heart disease are detected in only 20 - 40% of patients with PAD after an initial diagnosis, studies suggest that when intense heart-diagnostics tests are performed, such as... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Introduction
...then referred to as fasting blood glucose concentrations. Click the icon to see an image of the liver.Type 1 DiabetesIn type 1 diabetes, the disease process is more severe than with type 2, and... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...made evident by fasting hyperglycemia, in which elevated glucose levels are present most of the time.Type 1 DiabetesIn type 1 diabetes, the disease process is more severe and onset is usually in... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
...levels get too low, the pancreas secretes glucagon to stimulate the release of glucose from the liver.Type 1 DiabetesIn type 1 diabetes, the disease process is more severe than with type 2, and... Read more »Images
Related News
Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better
March 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an... Read summary »
Environmental Triggers for Type 1 Diabetes
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The number of people who have type 1 diabetes has tripled in the last 50 years. Now, scientists believe the... Read summary »
Diabetics say Goodbye to Insulin
April 20, 2007MINNEAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- People with type 1 diabetes must rely on taking insulin shots every day just to survive. A procedure called... 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 »
Diabetes Treatment Shows Promise
September 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experiments using human blood cells have confirmed the mechanism behind a potential new treatment for people with type 1... Read summary »
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