Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1

Some people will have no symptoms before they are diagnosed with diabetes.

Others may notice these symptoms as the first signs of type 1 diabetes, or when the blood sugar is high:

• Feeling tired or fatigued
• Feeling hungry
• Being very thirsty
• Urinating more often
• Losing weight without trying
• Having blurry eyesight
• Losing the feeling or feeling tingling in your feet

For others, warning symptoms that they are becoming very sick may be the first signs of type 1 diabetes, or may happen when the blood sugar is very high (see: diabetic ketoacidosis):

• Deep, rapid breathing
• Dry skin and mouth
• Flushed face
• Fruity breath odor
• Nausea or vomiting, unable to keep down fluids
• Stomach pain

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Insulin pump

Type I diabetes

Insulin pump

Insulin test

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Review Date: 05/10/2010
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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