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Symptoms of Diabetes Type 1

Type 1 diabetes although it can occur at any age was once referred to as juvenile due the number of children adolescents and young adults who were diagnosed with it. Some medical professionals called type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes for unlike type 2 it required insulin for treatment. Insulin, a hormone required by the body to move blood sugar (glucose) into body cells. The cells store the glucose and as necessary convert it to energy. In the pancreas, an organ found just behind the stomach, special body cells called beta cells produce the insulin.

In diabetes type 1 once a patient develops the disease, within a period of 5-10 years the cells (beta) in the pancreas responsible for producing insulin are destroyed. Without the beta cells the body has no way of producing insulin. Although the cause is not known it is believed that a viral or environmental trigger in genetically susceptible people could increase the risk of contacting type1 diabetes. White blood cells normally our body’s defense system attack the beta cells that produce the insulin.

Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes

The symptoms for type 1 diabetes vary in intensity and variety from person to person. Some people may not have any noticeable signs whatsoever before being diagnosed with type 1. Others however, will have a lot of symptoms that will include such things as:tiredness of fatigue unusual hunger thirst frequent urination unexplained weight loss blurred vision loss of feeling or tingling in feet.

The following are normal symptoms that the blood sugar is high, others can be really sick with very high blood sugars and rapidly develop these symptoms:rapid deep breathing dry feeling skin or mouth red or flushed face fruity breath odor feeling nauseous stomach aches or pain.

Insulin patients who develop low blood sugar or hypoglycemia display these symptoms when their sugar levels drop below 70:headaches hunger nervousness rapid heart rate or heartbeat known as palpitations shakes and trembles cold sweats weakness and often disorientation.

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