Diabetic Seniors

Children with Diabetes: Dos and Don’ts for Parents

Type 1 diabetes also is called juvenile diabetes because it most frequently strikes children and young people between the ages of 14 and 20. Parents whose children are newly diagnosed with juvenile diabetes often find the task of adjusting to a new lifestyle daunting. After all, juvenile diabetes affects not just you and your child, [...]

Type 1 Diabetes Statistics: What You Should Know

Knowing type 1 diabetes statistics can help you become more aware of the disease and how it affects those who have it.
Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes
In the United States, 8 percent of the population — 23.6 million people — has diabetes. According to type 1 diabetes statistics, around 90 percent of those people have type [...]

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes, often referred to as juvenile onset diabetes or childhood diabetes, accounts for roughly 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is characterized as the inability for hormone producing pancreatic cells to produce any insulin. The hormone insulin is used to regulate levels of glucose in the blood [...]

An Understanding of Juvenile Diabetes

Type 1, Type 2, adult onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes—what is it all about? For the non-diabetic these words are confusing and often misunderstood. However, if you have been a diabetic for any length of time, then you know the differences. Below is a chart to clear things up:

Type 1

Type 2

Age at onset
Usually [...]

Insulin Dependent Diabetes

Insulin dependent diabetes, also known as Type 1 diabetes, is the type of diabetes that results when the body’s immune system attacks the beta cells of the pancreas. Consequently, the pancreas is no longer able to produce insulin. People usually find out that they have insulin dependent diabetes mellitus before reaching the age of 30, [...]