Type 1 Diabetes and What Happens in the Body







Concerned over other health conditions? Check out this other site.

Type 1 diabetes is what happens when the beta cells in the pancreas die and there is little or no insulin in the body. Children and teens are more frequently diagnosed with type 1 much more frequently than adults. Symptoms may not show themselves until an emergency occurs when the body can no longer handle the impact of extremely high blood sugar levels. This is when a condition called ketoacidosis occurs.

Type 1 diabetes is also an autoimmune disease. It results usually from the failure of the body's failure to fight infections naturally, commonly such as strep infections.

Though scientists never have been clear about what causes Type 1, there are several known factors about this complex disease.

Ketoacidosis is an medical emergency. The symptoms are extreme thirst/dehydration, fruity breath, vomiting, and if the sugars get over 500, trouble breathing. It is important to seek medical attention right away when this happens.

Early on, signs of type 1 may show in extreme weight loss even with eating a lot and a ravenous appetite. There is usually extreme thirst and frequent urination, sometimes with bedwetting. A simple blood sugar test by fasting determines whether type 1 is present or is in the process.

How is Type 1 managed? The first thing you should do is not panic, and teach your child with this affliction not to panic. Diabetes is very serious, but the good news is that it can be controlled with careful monitoring of the blood sugars, diet control, activity, and insulin adjustments.

Type 1 can lead to other serious complications if not treated properly. A close relationship with your doctor and healthcare team is very important when diagnosed with Type 1 or 2 diabetes.

As you go through this website in more detail, you will find a great deal of information on diabetes related complications.

My understanding is that lifestyles, and also family history play a role in this affliction. You do not catch Type 1 diabetes, as some people think, and it cannot be passed on from person to person. It has often been said that diabetes has been caused from eating sweets. This is simply not true. The body just fails to produce the hormone insulin from the pancreas that secretes insulin.

Rx-Fit: An innovative company designed to prevent LifestyleDisease through proper fitness and nutrition


411.info: Let Us Put You In Touch

Addison disease is another autoimmune problem that can happen in Type 1 diabetes.

new-treatment-for-diabetes-types.comNatural Cure For Diabetes!

Have health and wellness by checking out this link!

Contact us for a High Quality Home Water Purifying system at





Tell Your Type 1 Diabetes Story

Visitors, we'd love to hear your story of diagnosis with type 1 diabetes and how you are managing it on a daily basis.

Enter Your Title

Tell Us Your Story! [ ? ]

Upload 1-4 Pictures or Graphics (optional) [ ? ]

Add a Picture/Graphic Caption (optional) 

Click here to upload more images (optional)

Author Information (optional)

To receive credit as the author, enter your information below.

Your Name

(first or full name)

Your Location

(ex. City, State, Country)

Submit Your Contribution

Check box to agree to these submission guidelines.


(You can preview and edit on the next page)

What Other Visitors Have Said

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...

Our Son Had Ketoacidosis  starstarstarstarstar
Jacob (“Jake”, or “Jakey” as his Mom calls him), Matthew Erickson is an active, happy, sweet child. Jake loves sports of any kind, animals, cars, trucks ...

Type 1 Diabetes at 9 Years Old  starstarstarstarstar
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was only 9 years old. I have lived with this disease for 45 years now and I'm still fighting it. I started ...

I've Tried To Forget My Diabetes......  starstarstarstarstar
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ten years ago, when I was nine years old. I was constantly cranky and irritable, always thirsty and going to the bathroom ...

Diagnosed As A Newborn Baby  starstarstarstarstar
My baby was fine until he was 4 months old. That is when he got his first cold. After two weeks of getting worse, losing weight, nursing every two hours ...

My Type 1 Story at Age 5  starstarstarstarstar
When I was about five years old, I suddenly started feeling thirsty all the time. I was constantly asking my mother for a drink of water, or just going ...

Michelle McGann-Golfer with Diabetes  Not rated yet

TCOYD: Diabetes and Technology  Not rated yet

Jim Turner's Internal Dialogue  Not rated yet

The Love, The Fright, The Horror  Not rated yet
It was a normal week. I had just turned 12 On June 20 and I had just gotten a New black lab puppy named Bailey. When I got home, I started getting packed ...

Diabetic Since Age 3  Not rated yet
I'm 21 years old and have been diabetic since I was 3. My mom was an RN while I was growing up and basically went everywhere I went and took care of me....

Diagnosed at Age 15  Not rated yet
I have had diabetes since I was fifteen, and now I am twenty three years old. It took me two weeks of being sick, was going to the bathroom all the time ...

Had Type 1 Early This Year  Not rated yet
My story on diabetes. I have been diagnosed with diabetes since late February this year. I have been keeping silent for quite some time, for about three ...

Teenage diabetes: Real Story  Not rated yet

TCOYD: Education Motivation Self-Advocacy  Not rated yet

Detailed Information on Diabetes Diagnosis  Not rated yet
There can be little doubt that diabetes is a growing problem, and more and more men and women are finding themselves faced with the serious health challenges ...

Hope Diagnosed at Age 11  Not rated yet
When Hope Miles of Indianapolis, then 11, complained of fatigue, her mother wasn't concerned. It was flu season in central Indiana, and the adolescent'...

I Am 17 Years Old With Type 1 Diabetes  Not rated yet
I am 17 years old and I have diabetes mellitus type I. At first when I found out I was very upset and it was hard to do pretty much anything. That is the ...

Diabetes... Sweet Story of Healing   Not rated yet
by Doug Grant
In a time not too long ago, there lived a little girl named Lindsey. (Real story.) She was born on the pale side of health and never ...

Life With My Diabetes  Not rated yet
My name is Emily Adamski and I was diagnosed with diabetes on February 11, 1985 through my pediatrician who sent me to UCONN Medical Center in Farmington,...

Confused and Depressed After Diagnosis  Not rated yet
My name is Josh Gorzney and I live in Plano, Illinois. I was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes on September 16, 2007. When I first heard that I had it I was ...

Jim Turner Video on You Tube The Diabetes Police  Not rated yet

Diagnosed With Type 1 At A Young Age  Not rated yet
My name is Muthu and I was diagnosed with diabetes on February 11, 1985 through my pediatrician who sent me to UCONN Medical Center in Farmington, Connecticut....

I Have Done Very Well with Juvenile Diabetes  Not rated yet
I have been a juvenile diabetic since I was 5 years old. My parents wanted me to live an independent life without feeling limitations. Their guidance through ...

Diabetes Is An Awful Word!  Not rated yet






Diabetes Is An Awful Word!

by dcbrown2000 No, I do not want to be labeled with this! A word hated by everyone! Diabetes! How ...

Toddlers With Diabetes - Tips For Success  Not rated yet
by mikeherman1 If your child is under the age of two and has been diagnosed with diabetes, know that there are many alternatives and options available ...

Children With Diabetes-On The Rise  Not rated yet


Children With Diabetes - On The Rise





An article which looks at the increasing statistics of diagnosed diabetes cases in children,...

The Jonas Brothers and Diabetes  Not rated yet







The Jonas Brothers and Diabetes by Dr Christopher Segler Nick Jonas is the youngest member of the pop sensation known as the Jonas ...

Terrible Experiences With Diabetes  Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with diabetes in April of 2008. I am 55 years old and had gestation diabetes during my second pregnancy about 34 years ago. Then my last ...

Diabetes is NOT a big deal  Not rated yet
I have been a diabetic for over 38 years. I was diagnosed when I was 8 years old. I thought it was the worst thing ever and was the end of the world. But ...

Diabetes Has Caused Me Many Problems!  Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1999 when I went to an eye doctor to have my eyes checked. Before this I had no idea that I had sugar. My vision was blurred ...

Ryan's Story  Not rated yet
After getting married, graduating, and moving to take a job in Chicago -- I work in the computer consulting industry -- my increasing age and decreasingly ...

Sarah's Story  Not rated yet
It's fall of 2003. I am living in a cracker box apartment in Chicago's far north side with my roommate of going on three years Jinny, finishing up my four-...

Martha's Story  Not rated yet
This story isn't actually about me, it's about my mom.

One morning in March, in the year 2000, my younger brother called me in a panic. "I just asked ...

Kirez's Story   Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in September of 1993, at the age of 20, in the first weeks of my sophomore year at Cornell University....


footer for type 1 diabetes page