What is it?

Type one diabetes is when the pancreas person's body is unable to produce a hormone called insulin. This usually happens because a person's body destroys the beta cells that are located in the pancreas. Those cells are what creates insulin in the human body.

What are the warning signs or symptoms?

Some symptoms include: Extreme weight loss, extreme hunger, eyesight changes, Frequent urination, Irritability, mood changes, thirst, headaches, changes in ability to concentrate, being sick, nausea and or vomiting, changes in sleep, fruit odor coming from breath.

Is there a cure?

No! However, there is a treatment. The treatment and management consists of: checking blood sugars, Giving insulin when needed either by insulin pump system or injections, carb counting, having low treatments on hand and using them when needed, checking for ketones when needed. Basically to sum it up, taking care of yourself and your symptoms.

Blood sugar explanation:

A "good" blood sugar number can be different for every diabetic. Anything that is from 200+ is usually considered a "higher" number. Having high blood sugar can be affected by many different factors, it can be more physical (like being sick), psychological, failed pump site, and not covering enough insulin. Low blood sugar can be from exercise, having too much insulin, etc... every three months diabetics get an A1C at their endocrinologist. An A1C is basically an average of a diabetics blood sugars. It is important to know that blood sugars can affect a person very deeply. It can affect their mood, their ability to concentrate, make them feel ill and so much more.

What are the symptoms of high blood sugars?

Headaches, thirst, urination, nausea, trouble concentrating, irritability, mood changes, high ketone levels.

What are the symptoms of low blood sugars?

Iritabilly, body temperature changes, weakness, dizziness, feeling like you may pass out. In severe cases passing out or having a seizure.

So yes, diabetes is a pretty severe illness that needs to be regularly managed.

What are some other diagnoses associated with diabetes?

Celiac disease, Autoimmune thyroid disease, Autoimmune gastritis, Pernicious anemia, Vitiligo, Ketoacidosis (which can be deadly).

References:

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• "T1D Resources." JDRF, www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/.
• "Type 1 Diabetes." Mount Sinai Health System, www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes.
• "Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It? (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth." Edited by Shara R. Bialo, KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation, Aug. 2018, kidshealth.org/en/parents/type1.html.
• "What Is Type 1 Diabetes?" Beyond Type 1, 29 Jan. 2020, beyondtype1.org/type-1-diabetes/.