Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects millions of people around the world. Learning to recognize the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes can make it possible to catch the disease and begin early treatment.

Millions of people all around the world suffer fro diabetes. While people of certain races and those with a family history of diabetes are more likely to develop the disease, most everyone is at risk. Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, occurs when the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are damaged as a result of autoimmune disease. The lack of insulin causes elevated glucose levels in the blood and urine. When left untreated, this build up of excess glucose can lead to serious complications. The best way to prevent major complications is to begin treatment as soon as possible. By learning to detect the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, it can be possible to detect the disease in its early stages and prevent it from becoming worse.

At the onset of diabetes, the most common symptoms are almost unnoticeable, and are often dismissed as something much less serious. These early symptoms include increased hunger or thirst, frequent urination, excessive fatigue, and rapid loss of body weight. Many of these symptoms can also be signs of type 2 diabetes as well. When combined with increased hunger, the loss of body weight should serve as a good indication that something is seriously wrong. When one seems to be eating more, they should not be losing weight. This weight loss occurs as a result of dehydration caused by the lack of glucose being converted into energy. Frequent urination is caused by glucose not being converted into energy. Instead, it is stored as waste and excreted from the body. Fatigue can be caused because sugar carbohydrates in food are not absorbed and converted into energy. This can cause the entire system to deteriorate which leads to extreme tiredness. This type of extreme fatigue is often of of the most identifiable symptoms of type 1 diabetes because it causes a completely different type of tiredness.

There are also several other symptoms of type 1 diabetes including changes in vision, bruises, wounds not healing, and numbness or tingling in the hands or feet. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to see your doctor as soon as possible. Doing so can ensure that you can begin a treatment program quickly before the disease progresses any further.