Type 1 diabetes is also known as Insulin-Dependant Diabetes Mellitus or Juvenile Diabetes, which usually developes in young people between the ages of 0 and 30. It is fairly uncommon, accounting for only one in every five cases of diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.

The typical symptoms of Diabetes are as follows but they need not all be present in the one person:

• Excessive Thirst
• Excessive Urination
• Excessive Hunger
• Weight Loss
• Excessive Irritability
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Blurred Vision
• High Blood Sugar Level
• Sugar and Ketones in the urine

Symptoms may develop quickly (in days or weeks) in someone with type 1 diabetes.

A doctor must be seen if two or more of these symptoms are present. A blood test showing a high glucose level will the confirm the diagnosis.

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