type 1 diabetes

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Definition of type 1 diabetes

: a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis

— called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Recent Examples on the Web Rodgers was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2017 and has since committed himself to educating clients about proper diet and exercise. — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 15 July 2022 Having another autoimmune disorder, such as psoriasis or type 1 diabetes, raises your risk of developing MS. — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Nov. 2021 The Rock of Love star, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6, had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering a brain hemorrhage. — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022 The medicine is not indicated for use in patients with type 1 diabetes. — Matthew Herper, STAT, 14 May 2022 There are no silver bullets in managing type 1 diabetes. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 9 June 2022 Insulin injections are vital in the management of type 1 diabetes, whereas dietary choices can only do so much. — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2021 Sugar restriction crashed into my orbit when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age seven. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 June 2022 Lila has type 1 diabetes, meaning that her pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, the hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in your blood. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 May 2022 See More

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type 1 diabetes

noun

\ ˌtīp-ˈwən-

Medical Definition of type 1 diabetes

: diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis

— called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, type 1 diabetes mellitus