Type 1 Diabetes Diet

With 40,000 people being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year in the U.S. alone, separating the myths from the facts is the first step to taking control of the lifelong disorder. To help get you started, continue reading below to learn four important facts about type 1 diabetes…

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition, meaning constantly-recurring, in which your body’s immune system destroys specific cells in your pancreas, resulting in your pancreas producing little or none of the hormone that regulates glucose in the blood. Let’s take a look at the causes and risk factors of type 1 diabetes.

If your child has type 1 diabetes (once referred to as juvenile diabetes), there are some things you should know to help them manage the disease and improve their quality of life, including these 12.

Most people are aware of diabetes as a condition, but there are actually two different types: type 1 and type 2 diabetes and they can be quite different. Here’s a closer look at the differences and similarities between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.