Symptoms of type 1 juvenile diabetes
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I am not a physician, but a mom of a type one and the daughter of a type 2. In a type one diabetic commonly called Juvenile diabetes( because it usually is diagnoses in children , but I know people that were in they 30's and 40's and were diagnosed) is when the body stop s producing insulin.
Type 2 diabetics your body still produces insulin, but cannot use it properly use the insulin without help of medication.
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.
The constant, unquenchable thirst is a classic symptom of juvenile diabetes. The frequent urination also points to juvenile diabetes. I have never heard of body odor being a symptom. I've also never heard of cold being a symptom, but weakness, lethargy, and weight loss are all major symptoms - and the weight loss in particular could lead to feeling cold. As to behaving badly in daycare, irritability is among the major symptoms of juvenile diabetes.
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.
This site mainly deals with Juvenile diabetes as that is what most of the volunteer moderators are familiar with, However some of us do deal with both Juvenile- Type 1 and Adult Onset- Type 2. Is there something special that we can try to help you with? please feel free to ask oand one of us will try to help you.
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.
Hi, that's awesome that you want to educate yourself on diabetes! There are lots of places to get information, here are two good places to start:
<a href="http://jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103435" target=_blank>Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation</a>
<a href="http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.
I just turned 59 and suddenly developed all the symptoms of type 1 diabetes. My wife had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few months earlier and because she had a glucometer I had tested my glucose to find it was normal. I am wondering how I can develop diabetes overnight without any previous symptoms. It seems strange that both of us get diabetets at about the same time but different types of diabetets. Any thoughts?
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!
Sadie
This thread has gotten a bit confusing because people are talking about both Type 1 and Type 2 which are very different types of diabetes. For Type 1 diabetes you need to take insulin to manage your blood sugar, and you will always have to do so. But if you take the right doses and test your blood sugar and eat a good diet, you won't have complications. If you are young, you can hope that in the future they will develop a cure.
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.
Hi Tom.
I have to commute to work 40 miles each way through some nasty traffic and construction and am able to do it without adverse BG issues (they sit in the upper 80/mid 90 range).
The trick is you have to get into a "relaxed" driving mindset. No road rage. If the guy wants to speed past you because you're doing the Speed Limit and he wants to do 120 in his Porsche - let him.
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.
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.
m close to that are all type 1 diabetes. None of them know each other and all I met as a mom with my own kids that are their kids friends. They manage their own diabetes with no issue. They do use insulin and monitor their blood sugar. Two have children that do not have diabetes and are now in late teens (so type one which is considered juvenile diabetes usually shows by now) and one does have one of her three kids also diabetic.
Your girlfriend is not flawed because she has diabetes!
My 9 year old may be showing a few signs of juvenile diabetes, such as headaches, fatigue, behavioral changes/mood swings, persistant hunger; sometimes she's sweaty, then can quickly become very cold. Bouts of blurry vision and "itchy" sensations during her temperment changes. Daily feelings of nausea (always early morning pre-meal and just before bed), particularly over the last month. Sleep at night seems to be relatively undisturbed.
Dear Kimberly,
i would get her to a doctor for A BLOOD TEST AS SHE MAY BE STARTING THE SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES TYPE 1.
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