Juvenile diabetes type 1 diet
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Hearing the words Juvenile Diabetes associated with Type 1 throws me off obviously because I was not diagnosed as a juvenile. But also the words Insulin Dependent are associated with the Type 1. So I DO fit into that category. Awhile back a doctor I was seeing mentioned sopmething about there being a third kind of diabetes but not formerly recognized.
Anyone have any clue what I should say to people or doctors when they ask me if I have type one or type two diabetes?
There is actually a Type 1 Forum, but it is erroneously called "Juvenile Diabetes". Many adults have Type 1 as well, either diagnosed when they were children or late onset.
Sally is absolutely right, a Type 1, unlike a Type 2, no longer produces their own insulin, or produces a very small amount. We need insulin to live; a short time without insulin would drive numbers high enough to develop DKA which is a life threatening emergency.
You might also contact the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org and click on the link to the left of the home page that is for the Online Diabetes Support Team (ODST). A page will appear where you can give some contact information and ask your question. They can put you in touch with the staff member who handles all questions of this sort and who has lots of information that may be helpful about where to go for help.
I also noted the JAMA reminder/caution that food does not cause Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. This study and others looked at the impact of specific foods/timing of introduction in at-risk children.
Please know that Type 2 is a completely different disease than Type 1. Type 1 is autoimmune, and researchers are striving to find out what triggers (or doesn't) trigger the disease. Type 2 has completely different origins.
And while we focus on Juvenile Diabetes (or Type 1), we don't just focus on juveniles who have this disease. We deal with issues faculty adults with diabetes, whether they hvae Type 1 or 2.
Hope you find the site useful!
I have type 1 diabetes. Formerly known as "juvenile diabetes". However, I was diagnosed as an adult (a young adult, early 20s) after my suspected exposure to HCV. Tattoo in the early 80s.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. I have no functioning islet cells in my pancreas, attacked by my immune system. It is a very different disease than T2 diabetes. I have an insulin pump and T1 cannot be managed with diet and exercise.
I absolutely believe that it was caused by HCV...
Hi Dalki,
Yes, in time your doctor will likely know for sure which type of diabetes you have. In addition to Type 1 and Type 2, there seems to be a type 1.5 ... tho' there's some thought that 1.5s are just in the early stages of Type 1. We DMers (folks with diabetes mellitis) and our docs often call that a honeymoon phase.
I hope you're feeling better now that your bloodsugar has begun to come down. Things may remain volatile for a while, so try to be patient with yourself.
Type 1(juvenile) diabetes is most often diagnosed in childhood, but young adults and seniors can develop type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the persons pancreas stops producing insulin, resulting in the rise of blood sugar. Because Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmunine disease (like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis), the person's own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. More than 1 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, for which there is no cure.
Dear Ladybug,
I am a volunteer with The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and not a medical professional, so any information that I give you should be verified with your healthcare team. JDRF deals with type 1 diabetes (or juvenile diabetes). Because you have type 2 diabetes, you should seek additional information from other sources, such as The American Diabetes Association, who deal with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
My nephew is 24 and has had juvenile diabetes since he was a pre-teen. During his teen years, a therapist said he had Oppositional Defiant Disorder. He does not take care of himself, can't keep a job. He lives in Oklahoma and family has been buying his medicines. He seems to be rebelling. What can we do and is there any help available for him in Oklahoma? His parents went through all kinds of education with him and diabetic camps with him when he was diagnosed.
By the way, Type 1 is no longer called Juvenile Diabetes but simply Type 1. Besides the fact that young people grow up, the medical profession is recognizing more and more people as developing Type 1 later in life. I was diagnosed at age 58. I may act juvenile at times, but chronologically...not so much!
It can often be managed through diet and lifestyle modification, with/or without the use of oral diabetes medication. Type 1 used to be called Juvenile Diabetes. This was the diabetes most frequently noted in children. This diabetes is managed by diet/lifestyle changes and the injection of insulin.
I hope this helps.
I was recently diagnosed with HSV2 and want to know what risks contracting it might pose for Type 1 Diabetic partner? The partner has had Type 1 for over 30 years, and manages it quite well, but has had some serious vision scares. Want to be in a relationship - taking all precautions - but he is dubious. Need some insight for some hope.
In the Herpes Forum I was told and advised: "His diabetes isn't an issue.
I'm familiar with type 1 diabetes. My brother was diagnosed as a baby & my son was diagnosed at age 7. I would think that with both type 1 & type 2 that you have to watch your carbs & not just your sugars. A lot of fruits & vegetables have carbs. It's easy to get a nutrition book at a book store, to keep on hand, that tells what foods have the amounts of carbs it them; some even show restaurant info. They are handy!
I am not a doctor, but I know enough to say that a 5-year-old who is not overweight is more-than-extremely-unlikely to have type 2. And the amount of sugar he eats will not cause diabetes. Type 1 results from a combination of genetics and getting some sort of virus that triggers the body's antibodies to attack the pancreas. Diet and body weight have no impact on whether this happens or not, as least as far as modern medicine knows.
Markie is also correct that we still do not know enough about how type 1 happens. Probably type 2 as well. We do know that obesity can diffently cause type 2, while you will find type 1's, upon diagnoses usually experience weight loss and is not associated with obesity in any way that I have ever heard of.
There have been recent studies that have created a gray area between the two regarding age and developing diabetes.
Many of the volunteers are parents of type 1 diabetics, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation offers many venues of support, from individual contact to printed materials to help educate them about their son's condition and his care.
What a good friend you are to care enough to contact this forum on their behalf. Do send them to the www.jdrf.org web site for support from folks who have been where they are now.
Having diabetes has really opened my eyes to this disease, even though I should have been much more aware, considering my grandfather died of complications from Type 1 diabetes and currently my grandmother and aunt (same side of the family) have type 2.
Again, I'm very happy this forum exists and thanks in advance for any help, tips or suggestions you can offer me!!
Hey! I am 22 with type 1 diabetes. I was just diagnosed two years ago. My concern is this: I am getting married in December, and have been wanting to lose weight, but can't seem to find a way to get it off! Interestingly enough, I was scouting the web to see if there was anything on this topic, and found the message posted by lyn01 -- Funny, but I am having the EXACT same problem! I exercise five times a week, with both cardio and weight training.
Hello, My fiance (to be) has Type 1 diabetes. she told at our first meet itself that she has Type 1 diabetes and want to insulin daily lifelong.
My question here is, What would be the complexity during pregnancy & delivery ?
Will that gene replicate in baby ?
Is this a serious issue?
Whether i can proceed further or say no to this girl ?
Thanks for your answers in advance!
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