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Type 1 Diabetes and Children

There are 2 types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. This guide talks about type 1 diabetes and how it is developed.

Type 1 diabetes usually happens to young people.
You don’t catch diabetes, it isn’t a bug. You ‘develop’ diabetes.
When doctors find someone has type 1 diabetes, this is called being diagnosed.
People with type 1 diabetes are usually diagnosed when they are under 10.
Type 1 diabetes happens when the body does not produce enough insulin. This means that glucose produced in the breakdown of food (digestion) stays in the blood.
Following diagnosis with type 1 diabetes, the body requires insulin injections, or insulin using an insulin pump.
Insulin injections are usually done after breakfast, and after supper. However, this changes depending on the patient and the insulin used.
Some insulin lasts for a short time, and some lasts for a long time. But your doctor will tell you all about that.

Type 1 diabetes is a condition that need to be managed. Read about managing type 1 diabetes.

New words to remember:
Type 1 diabetes, Diagnosed, insulin injections, insulin pump

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