Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that destroys the body's ability to create the hormone insulin. Insulin, which helps convert food into energy and keep blood sugar concentrations at healthy levels, is essential for human life. Type 1 diabetes is the result of an autoimmune attack that occurs unpredictably in both children and adults. There is no cure for type 1 diabetes, but with careful management it is not debilitating. People with the condition must learn how to adjust their lifestyle and eating habits, measure their blood sugar levels, and self-administer insulin injections.