Diabetes

By: Brittany Poole

TYPE ONE DIABETES

Pancreas no longer produces insulin

Insulin Dependent

Insulin shots daily

Autoimmune disease

Children and teens

mostly get it.• Chronic disease• More common in males.

Signs/Symptoms

Excessive thirst

Urinate frequently

Flu like feelings

Weight loss or gain

Blurred vision

More Signs/Symptoms

Cuts heal slowly

Infections

Tingling in feet and hands

Swollen gums

All symptoms due to sugar

Diagnosing

Ask if they have any Signs/Symptoms

Ask if it runs in family

Finger prick blood test

Random blood sugar test

GTT

More Diagnosing

Fasting blood sugar test Normal person would be between

70-110mg/dL

Urine test

Glycated hemoglobin test

All accurate

Plan what to do with

disease

Treatment

No cure

Only can manage

Blood sugar machine to check blood sugar levels daily

Insulin injections to eat and to bring down high blood sugar

Pump (puts insulin in the body without shots (picture))

Drastic treatment when a pancreas transplant

Will not kill you if it is managed correctly

Problems

If not controlled Eyes will be

damaged and will have bad vision

Feet will lose feeling due to nerve damage

Heart disease is common

Kidneys will fail over time