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Type 1 1RUNNING HEAD: DISEASEType 1 DiabetesCarrie GrayJanuary, 12, 2009Instructor: BhattIndividual project_1_BIO142-0901A-04Colorado Technical University Online
 
Type 1 2AbstractDiabetes affects millions every year, and how you treat and control your diabetes is all upto you, the food we eat provides our cells throughout our body with energy, taken from the foods,if we don’t have the energy, our cells will die, so everyone needs insulin. There different types of diabetes, such as; mellitus, Type 2 diabetes, and Gestational diabetes.Diabetes DefinedDiabetes mellitus or also known as; sugar diabetes, Type 1 diabetes or juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes
 , “is when the body can't use glucose (sugar) normally”
 
(The Nemours Foundation, 2009
) or it doesn’t make it at all. The human body uses glucose for energy. Insulin,a chemical hormone made by the pancreas, controls the levels inyour blood, and to aid in the entry to the cells, insulin makes thistask easier. Type 2 diabetes may not need insulin.When the pancreas do not make enough insulin, the bodycan't respond normally to the insulin that is made, so the sugar levelsrise and this to symptoms such as urinating more often (heavier thenusual), really thirsty, and losing weight unexpectedly.Who is at Risk?Anyone is at risk, family history; if someone else in your family has or had it, such asyour parents, brothers or sisters, but it not contagious.Causes, Complications, and TreatmentsThe exact cause is unknown. Genetics, viruses, and autoimmune problems may play a role. Type1 diabetes usually requires insulin injection treatments daily, more than once a day, oralmedications diet (watching your weight), by eating smaller, healthier meals more often andexercise (helps lower glucose levels), and keeping a close eye or monitoring your levels through
 
MFMER, (2009). Diabetes. Retrieved January 13, 2009, fromMayo Foundation for Medical Education andResearch Web site: Type 1 diabetes -
 
Type 1 3test that can be given by the patient them self, and if patients do not keep a check on their levels,complications can occur such as nerve and blood vessel damage, or known as diabeticneuropathy, which usually happens to the nerves and vessels of the feet and lower legs. Thesymptoms are numbness and feeling cold.Patients with diabetes have poor sensation in their feet, so proper care is very important to prevention of injury. Nerve damage can happen in other areas as well, such as the sexual organsin both men and women. In men impotence or erection problems can result from nerve damagein the sexual organs, and in women damage can occur in the pelvic area causing less arousal and painful intercourse.Other nerves and vessels may be affected also, these include; vessels in the heart, vascular disease, caused by high blood sugar levels, the kidneys, and the eyes (diabetic retinopathy)swelling of the retina, when the vessels in the eyes become too weak, become blocked or leak into the eyes, causing cloudiness. The immune system is also affected, making fighting off infections even harder, these infections include; “
 Infections of the skin, female genital tract, and urinary tract”.
nlm.nih.gov, (2009).The heartandvessels;vascular diseaseStomachLiver Pancreas
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