15 Dangerous Facts on Diabetes Type 1
Heard about Diabetes Type 1 but unsure what it means? Trust us, you won’t be the only one. Here’s interesting 15 facts on Diabetes Type 1…
- Diabetes Type 1 happens when your pancreas ceases to produce insulin.
- Type 1 diabetes is classed as an autoimmune disease.
- Insulin is a hormone which controls blood sugar levels in the body.
- It occurs when the immune system gets confused and attacks the beta cells in the pancreas.
- It’s estimated there are 400,000 sufferers in the UK alone!
- 96% of children diagnosed with diabetes will have type 1.
- It doesn’t run in the family — 85% of sufferers don’t have anyone in the family who has it.
- A sufferer will take their blood glucose levels approximately 80,000 times over the course of their lifetime.
- They’ll also have to administer in the region of 65,000 injections.
- Unlike with type 2 diabetes, there are no early indications that it can be effectively or partly managed by diet alone.
- It increases the risk of developing heart disease at an earlier age.
- And it also increases the risk of high blood pressure, stress, nerve damage and even blindness.
- If left untreated it can cause the sufferer to enter a coma and sadly pass away.
- It’s distinct from type 2 diabetes which is not congenital.
- This is where your body develops insulin resistance and stops producing enough insulin.
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