Juvenile
After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and into the body's cells via a hormone called insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas.
Normally, the pancreas produces the right amount of...
As school begins shortly, school forms for diabetes management are piling up in the nurse's office. This is "must" information for the... Read more »
Some individuals endure years of misdiagnosis before discovering that the reason for their ill health is gluten, the protein found in... Read more »
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation announced the largest bequest in the foundation's history this week. Mrs. Helene Whitlock... Read more »
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Ever since my son's diagnosis with diabetes, the Easter holiday has been a tough one for me. It's not so much the holiday itself, but it's... Read more »
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A blockage in the heart's arteries may reduce or completely cut off the blood supply to a portion of the heart. This can cause a blood clot to form... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1SymptomsSome people will have no symptoms before they are diagnosed with... Read more »