Q.
What are the different types of Diabetes?
A. There are four
different type of Diabetes, namely Type
1 & 2, Gestational Diabetes and others such as LADA or Latent
Autoimmune Diabetes, MODY.
Q. What is Juvenile Diabetes?
A.
Juvenile diabetes is type 1 diabetes (T1D, insulin-dependent or juvenile).
It is also known
as IDDM - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Q. When does Type 1 #Diabetes occurs?
A. It occurs when the body own
defense system (the immune system) attacks and destroys the insulin-producing
cells in the pancreas.
Q. What are the symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
A. Symptoms are Sudden onset,
weight loss, extreme thirst, excessive urination(day & night), excessive hunger,
severe fatigue, tiredness, visual problems, leg pain, inability to concentrate
in school which may further lead to respiratory distress, drowsiness and coma,
if not treated early.
Q. What is the "honeymoon phase"? #Diabetes
A. When
insulin is started, the Beta cells which are still viable from immune damage
start secreting insulin for a short while (3-6 months), thereby reducing the
requirement of insulin dose. Often insulin is not required in the said period;
hence it is called as Honeymoon Phase.
Q. Is type 1 diabetes hereditary?
A. Not really. It
depends on how genes and environmental factors interact to determine a
person's risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
It can be genetic, however it’s not
hereditary. Type 1#Diabetes. Certain factors may result in developing diabetes
type 1 in generations; however studies have shown that Type 1 is not
transferred hereditarily.