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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes
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- Type 1 Diabetes: Introduction
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- 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
My Neuropathy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...other doctors had ever told me that before. Since my diabetes diagnoses in February 1994, this... Read more »
Transitioning to Adult Endocrinology
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...are trained to monitor physical manifestations of diabetes-related complications, such as... Read more »
Mirrors for Our Feet
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...history of mirrors can help those of us who have diabetes prevent the worst problems that... Read more »
Common Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questions Answered
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...can cause elevations in glucose medication induced diabetes) that can also increase the risk of... Read more »
Painful diabetic neuropathy
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...sensory polyneuropathy, frequently causes people with diabetes to lose sensation in their feet,... Read more »
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Type 2 Diabetes
Long-Term ComplicationsPatients with diabetes have higher mortality rates than nondiabetics regardless of sex, age, or other factors. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in these... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...are commonly used to treat hypertension and are recommended as first-line treatment for people with diabetes and kidney damage.ACE inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), ramipril (Altace),... Read more »Alcoholism: Complications
...from a higher risk of the more common serious health problems, such as heart attack, heart failure, diabetes, lung disease, or stroke. It is well known, however, that chronic consumption leads to... Read more »Foot Pain: Causes
...rheumatoid arthritis almost always develops in the hand, the ball of the foot can also be affected.Diabetes. Diabetes is an important cause of serious foot disorders. (See table: "Diabetes and... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Medications
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