Month: July 2019

Many people are familiar with the two most common types of diabetes – type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes – but other forms exist such as gestational diabetes. According […]

Scientists understand a lot about the foundational cells that make up the body, but even still, they are always learning and discovering more. For instance, the body’s immune system is […]

  Managing type 1 diabetes requires careful monitoring of food intake, activity, blood sugar, and insulin administration. Depending on what a person eats and when, it impacts their blood glucose […]

Since type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces little to no insulin, it is often diagnosed in childhood when this deficiency become more apparent. The body is unable to […]

Type 1 diabetes used to be commonly known as juvenile diabetes because it was often diagnosed in childhood. In individuals with this disease, the body mistakenly attacks and destroys insulin-producing […]