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Type 1 Diabetes - Coggle Diagram
Type 1 Diabetes
Pathogenesis
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Glucose cannot enter cells, therefore it stays in the blood
Has no cure, only management of blood sugar and insulin levels
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Is not usually based on having a family history, it is more related to the combination and alteration of the genes they have
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Prevalence
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In America, about 40,000 people are diagnosed each year
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Between 2000 and 2016, there was a 5% increase in premature mortality from diabetes
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Treatment
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Carbohydrate, fat and protein counting
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Diagnostics
Blood tests
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Fasting Blood Sugar Test
If its 126 mg/dL or higher on two occasions, this diagnoses diabetes
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