Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An Overview

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus often develops during childhood or adolescence, although people of any age can develop the condition.

Type 1 diabetes affects the body's ability to produce insulin, or may cause insulin to be produced in inadequate levels.

As a result, blood glucose levels become too high, which can potentially cause problems if not treated and controlled.

Causes of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

The causes of Type 1 diabetes Mellitus are not known, and in fact, little is known about how the condition starts. Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 often begins quite suddenly, without . . . continue reading Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus >>