Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. When you have type 1 diabetes, your immune system mistakenly treats the beta cells in your pancreas that create insulin as foreign invaders and destroys them. When enough beta cells are destroyed, your pancreas can’t make insulin or makes so little of it that you need to take insulin to live.
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NO. Type 1 diabetes happens when your body doesn’t make insulin, while Type 2 happens when your body can’t use insulin properly.
Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes: The Differences (clevelandclinic.org)
2. Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021 | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)
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Feeling more thirsty than usual
Urinating a lot
Bed-wetting in children who have never wet the bed during the night
Feeling very hungry
Losing weight without trying
Feeling irritable or having other mood changes
Feeling tired and weak
Having blurry vision
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Living with Type 1 Diabetes requires a delicate balance of counting carbohydrates and dosing with insulin. Your blood sugar fluctuates based on a variety of factors including physical activity, dehydration, illness and many other factors. There are many useful devices including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps that can assist in the management of Type 1 Diabetes. However, it is still a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week job to manage the blood sugar of a person with Type 1 Diabetes.
November is Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Month
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1K for Type 1
Join us again for our annual 1K for Type 1 Diabetes held each year at the Buzzards Bay Park in the fall. Watch here for more details!
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Cancun Mexican Restaurant Fundraiser
Watch here for announcements about our annual Cancun Mexican Restaurant Fundraiser for Diabetes Awareness Month in November!