Type 1 Diabetes

In type 1 diabetes, the body attacks its own pancreas and destroys the insulin producing cells. Insulin is the key that opens up your cells so that glucose can enter and provide fuel. Without insulin, the cells remain locked and glucose builds up in the blood causing hyperglycemia or high blood sugar. Someone with diabetes must regularly take insulin or perish. Before the discover of insulin the 1920s, the average time of death after diagnosis was a mere six weeks.

Diabetes affects all aspects of one's life. People with diabetes must carefully count their carbohydrate intake, take finely tuned and ever-changing dosages of insulin, and carefully work to keep the blood sugars in equilibrium. As a result, a vibrant community of type 1 diabetes bloggers have emerged across the web to share support and information about what is working for them.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Type 1 Diabetes”

• It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes

  
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• Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy.

  
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• It’s the Holidays: Let’s Commiserate…

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 569
  What? Nobody made annoying comments about your having pie at Thanksgiving last week? I find that hard to believe…I’m just sure that all of us with diabetes have some Holiday Season stories to share (good, bad, and ugly).  You have exactly one more week now to enter the DiabetesMine Holiday Survival Sweepstakes ...
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• “Going Rogue” for Diabetes

  
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  It’s incredible to hear about the myriad of creative ways in which people are expressing themselves about diabetes and calling attention to this illness lately, both online and off-line.  Just a few short years ago, when I was diagnosed, it seems the Big Advocacy Organizations were the only games in town.  Now, ...
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• Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin. Type 1: Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin. Most affected people ar

  
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• Wayback Wednesday: Hypo School

  
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  I was chatting with diabetes investor / expert / friend Robert Oringer the other day, who has two teenage sons with Type 1 diabetes. “I’m obsessed with finding ways to prevent severe hypoglycemia,” he pronounced. I guess I knew this about him, but it reminded me of just how complex and scary blood sugar lows ...
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• Diabetes Around the World

  
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  Living in the United States, we are often stuck in a bubble of US-centric news.  This is true for diabetes as much as any other topic. But as World Diabetes Day attests to, diabetes is hardly just an American thing. In reality, there’s much more going on in the global diabetes research arena than you [...]
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• This type of diabetes can be further classified as immune-mediated or idiopathic. Presently almost all persons with type 1 diabetes must take insulin injections. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.

  
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• Significance Of a Diabetes Diet

  
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  You would have to know the significance of a diabetes diet if you have the diabetes whether of Type 1 or Type 2. Without the right diabetes diet, you are not going to be eating the right things and you could be putting yourself in jeopardy. Therefore it is important to learn about the different foods that you are ...
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• The Guillotine: A Diabetes Torture Device

  
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  Last week, on Twitter, Elizabeth Arnold posted a link to a photo that made my whole body cringe and I instinctively said, “Oh crap, THAT thing?” (I’m stealing and reposting this photo here, but the original photo credit belongs to Cardinal Health .) Behold - The Guillotine: This photo made me shudder ...
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• The majority of type 1 diabetes is of the immune-mediated variety, where beta cell loss is a T-cell mediated autoimmune attack. There is no known preventive measure which can be taken against type 1 diabetes; it is about 10% of diabetes mellitus cases in

  
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• Biogetica brings to you independent clinical trial that has shown Hyponidd to be effective in postponing need for insulin therapy in Pre- Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.

  
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  Biogetica offers treatments for Diabetes that includes Hyponidd (containing Gymnema Sylvestre and Pterocarpus marsupium) tablets. They have been used as effectively as metformin for lowering insulin resistance and hyperandrogenemia in anovulatory women with PCOS without any side effects of metformin.Their comparative ...
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• Water Can Facilitate In Curing Your Sickness And Bring Your Health Back

  
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  Kangen Water has been helping peoples health for 38 years now ever since Enagic opened it’s doors in 1978. Various life’s have been altering through the power of kangen water. Kangen water is micro-clustered, high alkaline, with active hydrogen and a negative ROP or Redox value of up to -700. It is because of ...
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• Researching and Treating Diabetes

  
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  Diabetes is a problem that affects so many people, both in the U.S. and worldwide, surprisingly, however, very little is known about the disease. There are a number of organizations that are researching exactly what causes diabetes, as well new and better methods for controlling it, monitoring blood sugar levels , ...
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• Happy Thanksgiving!

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 569
  Don’t worry. Be happy.  Enjoy the day! (And the long weekend!)That is my 7-year-old’s artwork, btw: Mr. Scarecrow.  Does he look bummed, just because he might be missing a functioning heart?  No Sir.  So no bemoaning your dead pancreas today People, OK?Hey, if nothing else, be glad you’re not an ...
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• New Possible Drug for Type 1 Diabetes

  
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  An existing drug used to treat the cancer type Hodgkin’s lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis was found to be a possible drug for patients newly diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. Rituxan, generically rituximab, is produced by Genentech – a unit of Roche Holding AG and Biogen Idec Inc. It helps patients keep ...
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• Type 1 Diabetes May Have a New Foe

  
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  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to treat non-Hodgkins lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis now also shows some promise in helping patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes . read more
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• Wayback Wednesday: Are You Holiday-Ready?

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 569
  Tomorrow is Thanksgiving: do you have D-plan in place?  On this note, and in keeping with this year’s Holiday Survival Stories Contest announced this week, I’m revisiting this little tongue-in-cheek pre-feast post from 2006 (still timely!) today: Are You Holiday-Ready?No, really.  Are you ready for the season of ...
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• Pregnant, Diabetic, And Gaining Weight

  
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  BSparl is getting bigger.  (And so am I.) I spent a lot of time planning this pregnancy , starting from back in 2003 when I decided to go on an insulin pump .  And even though preparation didn’t begin in earnest until Chris and I were married, having a child has always been something I’ve wanted with my ...
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• Thank You, Dr. Frederick Banting

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 569
  In honor of both National Diabetes Month and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to share with you the story of a man whom we all owe a debt of gratitude: Dr. Frederick Banting.Some of you may know this, but World Diabetes Day was chosen to be on November 14 because it is Dr. Banting’s [...]
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