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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Highlights
- Type 1 Diabetes: Introduction
- Causes
- Type 1 Diabetes: Risk Factors
- Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms
- Life-Threatening Complications
Long-Term Complications
Type 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates are probably due to improvements in monitoring and tighter control of blood glucose. There are two important approaches to preventing complications from type 1 diabetes:
- Intensive control of blood glucose and keeping glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels below 7.0. This approach is proving to prevent ...
Expert & Community Posts
Would you sign a petition to make medications less safe?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...safety and clinical trials for many years, and who has diabetes myself, I was bemused by an... Read more »
Avandia Questions
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Chromium Picolinate
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The Hygiene Hypothesis Study And Nature's Helpers
By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert...provide some protection from the development of type 1 diabetes.This fascinates me! For decades,... Read more »
Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 2
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Health Guide
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Medications
...especially if you are taking other medicines for diabetes. Consuming large quantities of... Read more »
...especially if you are taking other medicines for diabetes. Consuming large quantities of... Read more »
...them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.... Read more »
...thinners" (e.g., warfarin) cyclosporine drugs for diabetes (e.g., glyburide, insulin,... Read more »
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