Term Papers on Immune-mediated Diabetes

Term Paper Title	Immune-mediated Diabetes
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Immune-mediated Diabetes

Immune-mediated diabetes (formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes) is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Immune-mediated diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes your body destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, usually leading to a total failure to produce insulin. It typically starts in children or young adults who are slim, but can start at any age. Black males also have a higher risk of developing diabetes.
Without insulin, your body cannot control blood levels of sugar. And without insulin, you would die. So people with type 1 diabetes give themselves at least one shot of insulin every day. More than 700,000 Americans have this type of diabetes. This is about 10 percent of all Americans diagnosed with diabetes.
You must inject insulin under the skin -- in the fat -- for it to work. You cannot take insulin in a pill. The juices in your stomach would destroy the insulin before it could work. Scientists are looking for new ways to give insulin. But today, shots are the only method.
Type 1 diabetes often occurs suddenly. However there are many ways to detect diabetes in it’s early stage. The following are sign and symptoms of type 1 diabetes:

1.High levels of sugar in the blood.
2.High levels of sugar in the urine.
3.Frequent urination (and/or bed-wetting in children).
4.Extreme hunger.
5.Extreme thirst.
6.Extreme weight loss.
7.Weakness and tiredness.
8.Feeling edgy and having mood changes.
9.Feeling sick to your stomach and vomiting

The exact cause of diabetes is unknown . It is know that people inherit a tendency to get diabetes. But not all people who have this tendency will get the disease. Other things such as illnesses must also come into play for diabetes to begin.
Diabetes is not like a cold, it is not contagious. Your friends and family cannot catch it from you. People with type 1 diabetes can live happy, healthy lives. The key is to follow your diabetes treatment plan. The point of this plan is to keep your blood-sugar level as close to normal as possible (good blood-sugar control). Your treatment plan will pro...

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