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2. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Frequency. 11–22 million cases globally [4] Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. [5] Insulin is a hormone required for the cells to use blood sugar for energy and it helps regulate glucose levels in the ...

3. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, and a significant proportion is diagnosed during adulthood. Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) is the diagnostic term applied when type 1 diabetes develops in adults; it has a slower onset than the same condition in children. Given this difference, some use the unofficial term "type 1.5 diabetes ...

4. Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes in Women - AOL

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   Types of Diabetes. There are three main types of diabetes: Type 1: Type 1 diabetes occurs when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Symptoms typically develop quickly over a few weeks ...

5. History of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   History of diabetes. Frederick Banting (right) joined by Charles Best in office, 1924. The condition known today as diabetes (usually referring to diabetes mellitus) is thought to have been described in the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BC). Ayurvedic physicians (5th/6th century BC) first noted the sweet taste of diabetic urine, and called the ...

6. Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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   In type 1 diabetics, 6–10% will die of hypoglycemia. [3] Hypoglycemia, also called low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal, typically below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L). [1][3] Whipple's triad is used to properly identify hypoglycemic episodes. [2]

7. Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms and effects can be mild, moderate or severe, depending on how low the glucose falls and a variety of other factors. It is rare but possible for diabetic hypoglycemia to result in brain damage or death. Indeed, an estimated 2–4% of deaths of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus have been attributed to hypoglycemia. [2] [3]