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Almost 26 million people in the United States have diabetes. Amazingly 1.9 million Americans are diagnosed every year. Nearly 10% of the United States population has diabetes. This disease kills more American every year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Around 215,000 people under the age of twenty have diabetes. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease. (1)
Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is caused when the body’s immune system kills the pancreases insulin-producing cells. The way insulin works is rather simple. The pancreases releases insulin into the bloodstream, then the insulin circulates allowing sugar to enter the cells. This process lowers the amount of sugar in your bloodstream. In type one diabetes sugar cannot enter the cells, because there is no insulin available. Since the sugar cannot reach the cells, they begin to starve for nutrients and other systems must provide energy for important bodily functions.
As a result of sugar not being able to reach the cells, high blood sugar develops and can cause many problems. Some of these problems are dehydration, weight loss, Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and even damage to the body.(2) There are a few lifelong treatments for type one diabetes; these include taking insulin, exercising frequently, keeping a healthy weight, eating healthily, and monitoring your blood sugar. Some insulin options include rapid-acting insulin, long-acting insulin, and intermediate options. There are a few ways to administer insulin. One thing you can do is use a needle and a syringe. Another option is an insulin pen. The insulin pen looks like an ink pen, but the cartridge is filled with insulin. The ...

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(3) Mayoclinic.org [homepage on the internet] available from: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/basics/treatment/con-20019573
(4) Mayoclinic.org [homepage on the internet] http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/basics/definition/con-20031902
(5) Mayoclinic.org [homepage on the internet] available from: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/basics/symptoms/con-20031902
(6) Mayoclinic.org [homepage on the internet] http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/basics/complications/con-20031902
(7) Diabetes.org [homepage on the internet] available at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/genetics-of-diabetes.html
(8) Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov [homepage on the internet] available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769972/#__sec4title

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