type 1 diabetes
- Created by: AHeath
- Created on: 06-04-18 12:00
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- What is type 1 diabetes? And how to treat it.
- what is it?
- The damaged pancreas is unable to produce insulin so glucose can't move through the blood stream.
- it is often inherited.
- It is an autoimmune condition, which means your immune system attacks healthy body tissue by mistake. It attacks the cells in your pancreas.
- it is often inherited.
- The damaged pancreas is unable to produce insulin so glucose can't move through the blood stream.
- treating it.
- you can have insulin injections
- it is also possible to have a pancreas transplant however, this is very risky and there aren't many donors
- can't be cured however, treatment aims to keep blood glucose levels as normal as possible
- it is also possible to have a pancreas transplant however, this is very risky and there aren't many donors
- you can have insulin injections
- complications
- can cause long term health problems such as vision loos and blindness
- can cause kidney failure.
- can cause long term health problems such as vision loos and blindness
- what is it?
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