Archive for the ‘Juvenile Diabetes’ Category
Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Millions of children in America have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes also known as juvenile diabetes. According to studies, over 15,000 children are diagnosed each year with type 1 diabetes. A lifelong disease that happens when the body’s pancreas is unable to produce insulin to control blood sugar levels. Because it is a disorder of the body’s immune system, it affects the body from protecting itself from viruses, bacteria and other foreign substances. Although most diagnosis of type 1 juvenile diabetes happens during childhood, adults have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as well.
Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
