TYPE 1

• What is Type 1 Diabetes?

  • DISORDER in which the PANCREAS fails to produce SUFFICIENT insulin
  • Can be GENETIC
  • Generally occurs in CHILDHOOD / TEENAGE years
  • Characterised by UNCONTROLLED high blood GLUCOSE levels
  • If blood GLUCOSE levels are too HIGH- people with type 1 diabetes can feel ILL, and in RARE cases, DIE
• TREATMENT 1- INSULIN THERAPY:

  • Insulin is INJECTED into THIGH or ABDOMEN

  Amount of Insulin injected depends on:

  • What the person has EATEN (lots of CARBOHYDRATES eaten- more INSULIN needed
  • How much EXERCISE has been done
• TREATMENT 2- EXERCISE:

  • Muscles ABSORB more GLUCOSE from BLOOD during EXERCISE
  • More EXERCISE- less INSULIN is needed to be INJECTED
• TREATMENT 3- MONITORING DIET:

  • People with Type 1 diabetes are ENCOURAGED to NOT eat too much SUGARY food