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NR 507 Diabetes Type 1 by Sara Martinez (NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology)

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Body Does not make or properly use insulin: (ADA,2005)  No insulin production  Insufficient insulin production  Resistance to insulin’s effects No insulin to move glucose from blood into cells  High blood glucose means:  Fuel loss, cells starve  Short and long term complications 3 Understanding Diabetes Type 1  Auto immune disorder  Insulin – producing cells destroyed  Daily insulin replacement necessary  Age of onset: usually childhood, young adults  Most prevalent type of diabetes in children and adolescent’s (CDC,2017)