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Diabetes is a serious, chronic condition that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes is an important public health problem, one of [...]
Complications of type 1 diabetes develop gradually. If blood sugar levels aren't well-controlled over a prolonged period, diabetes complications can eventually be disabling or even life-threatening. Over many years, the chronic high blood sugar associated with diabetes may cause damage to blood vessels and nerves, [...]
A new case of diabetes is diagnosed every hour. Approximately 13,000 children receive this diagnosis every year, and over one million people are currently living with it across the world. As the parent of a child that has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, Parent(s)may be [...]
Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy. Despite active research, type 1 diabetes [...]
