Insulin Dependent Diabetes

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I decided to write an opinion about diabetes because it’s a subject I feel passionately about. This op is largely about type-1 (or insulin dependent) diabetes, as that’s what I’m most familiar with and is appropriate to this category. However, a lot of it will apply to other types equally. There are around 2.4 million people with various forms of diabetes in the UK, but only 1.4 million have been diagnosed. The others are referred to as the missing million. Given the long term health implications of remaining undiagnosed, it’s ...  Read the complete review

DIABETES - The "Forgotten" Killer ~ ~ Cancer and heart disease are usually the first things that spring to mind when we think of killer diseases. Diabetes isn’t high on most peoples’ list. Yet a person dies from this little understood disease every three minutes. It is the leading cause of adult blindness, kidney failure, and non-traumatic amputations of the lower limbs. Type 1 or Insulin Dependant Diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in children, but can in fact occur at any age. It’s one of the most costly, chronic diseases of childhood and one you never outgrow. ~ ~ It is an autoimmune disease, in which the body ...  Read the complete review

I am a Diabetic or at least that's what it says on the card in my wallet. I am 34 nearly 35 and I developed diabetes at the age of 12 so you could say I'm an expert or it feels that way at times. What is diabetes? There are 3 different types of diabetes, diet controlled, pill and diet controlled and insulin dependant or type one diabetes where you inject insulin every day (type 1). What happens is the pancreas that produces insulin to control blood sugar stops producing insulin. In type 1 the pancreas produces no insulin so you have to inject insulin to control your own blood sugar. Quite literally if you eat any sugars/carbohydrates you need to inject ...  Read the complete review

In This article I am going to write mainly about type 1 diabetes, as this is the condition I am most familiar with. When ever is say 'Diabetes' in this informative article I am talking about type 1, unless stated otherwise. Diabetes is an auto-immune disease that results in the insulin producing cells in your pancreas being permanently destroyed. Type 1 diabetes is also known as 'Insulin dependant Diabetes' Type 1 normally occurs in healthy, normal weight individuals, that lose weight quickly and uncontrollably unless the condition is diagnosed quickly. Some other symptoms are: increased production of urine excessive ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I'd just like to say that this is not going to be all about the symptoms, what it is, how its treated etc as I can see that everyone has already done that. Well, I am going to tell you about my experience with diabetes and how it has effected my life and how I feel about it. I won't sugar coat anything but I also will not exaggerate things to be terrifying. It was 9 years ago that I got diagnosed with Diabetes. I was 7. Nearly 8, I am now 17. When I first started to become ill I had the common symptoms: tiredness, thirsty, going to the loo a lot etc. But my parents or any of my relatives didn't trigger that it could be diabetes. I ...  Read the complete review