Type 1 Diabetes
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- Created on: 06-04-14 15:09
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- Type 1 Diabetes
- Causes
- People do not make enough insulin in their pancreas, so blood glucose level stay high after a meal
- If you suffered from a viral infection, e.g. rubella
- The white blood cells that deal with this virus as part of the immune system also destroy insulin-making cells
- Giving babies cow's milk too early
- Causes them to make antibodies against proteins in the cow's milk+ these antibodies also attack insulin-making cells
- Some antibiotics+ anti-cancer drugs destroy insulin-making cells
- Trauma injury pancreatic tumours also destroy these cells
- Genetic
- White blood cells+ antibodies only attack insulin-making cells that have particular-shaped protein antigens on their surface
- Symptoms
- Glucose in urine
- Caused by kidneys filtering out too much glucose and not reabsorbing it all
- Thirst
- Because a lot of water goes out with urine and you urinate more frequently, your blood lacks water
- Glucose in urine
- Long-term effects
- Blindness due to damage to the retina
- Poor wound healing
- Ulcers
- Risk of stroke
- Risk of heart attack
- Causes
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