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Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body does not make insulin. This raises a problem, since insulin turns sugars, starches and other foods into energy for the body to function. Type 1 diabetes usually presents itself in childhood, but some people are not diagnosed until adulthood.JDRF: Frequently Asked Questions
- Alternate name: Juvenile diabetes
- Body makes too little or no insulin
- Accounts for 5-10% of all diabetes casesCDC: National Diabetes Fact Sheet
- Usually appears before age 30JDRF: Frequently Asked Questions
- Affects 1 in 400-600 childrendLife: Type 1 Diabetes
- Treated with insulin replacement therapy
- No cure
Symptoms
- Fatigue
- Thirst
- Frequent urination
- Increased appetite
- Vision changes
- Sudden weight loss
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Type 1 Diabetes on Amazon
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Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies - $21.99
Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time, or you have just discovered that your child is diabetic, there-s a lot you need to know about the new developments in treating, controlling, and living with this disease. <...
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The Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to Children with Type 1 Diabetes - $4.95
Discover How the Glycemic Index Can Be a Vital Part of Day-to- Day Diabetes Care People with diabetes have been among the first to recognize the health benefits of the glycemic index (G.I.). Now the world's leading authoriti...
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Understanding Type 1 Diabetes 2E Anatomical Chart - $11.10
The second edition of this chart has been simplified for easier and faster comprehension. Provides easy-to-understand visuals and text descriptions of how Type 1 diabetes affects the process of insulin production by the pancreas, which in ...
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Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)) - $21.99
Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time, or you have just discovered that your child is diabetic, there’s a lot you need to know about the new developments in treating, controlling, and living with this disease. T...
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Type 1 Diabetes: A Guide for Children, Adolescents, Young Adults--and Their Caregivers, Third Edition - $24.95
Living with type 1 diabetes requires intensive, nonstop daily management, week after week, year after year. This means that young people with type 1 and their parents have to become experts on their own condition—even better informed than t...
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