Type 1 diabetes used to be known as childhood diabetes. This is because it used to be the opinion that Type 1 diabetes was acquired only in childhood. But this has since been proven wrong, since it can acquired at any age. About 10 percent of all diabetic cases in America are type 1.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas produces no insulin. Type 1 diabetes starts when this happens.
This happens because type 1 diabetics immune system cells attack the beta cells in the pancreas and destroy them. These beta cells are the ones that should be producing the insulin.
This is why type 1 diabetics require insulin injections to control their blood glucose levels. For more information, feel free to visit my section on type 1 diabetes at my site, Diabetic Daily Life.
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