Diabetes: Causes & Risks
Diabetic Retinopathy - Cause
04/13/07, HealthwiseDiabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body, leading to reduced blood flow. When these changes affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, diabetic retinopathy may develop.
Diabetic Retinopathy - What Increases Your Risk
04/13/07, HealthwiseYour risk of developing diabetic retinopathy depends largely on two factors: how long you have had diabetes and whether or not you have kept good control of your blood sugar.
Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease - What Increases Your Risk
12/03/08, HealthwiseRisk factors for very high or low blood sugar levels in a child with type 1 diabetes include:
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Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - Cause
10/03/08, HealthwiseYou have type 1 diabetes because your pancreas can no longer produce insulin. When your pancreas was working, it adjusted the amount of insulin it made based on your changing blood sugar. But insulin injections cannot control your
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - What Happens
10/03/08, HealthwiseYour experience with type 1 diabetes will be different from that of other people. But your treatment will be the same: taking insulin, eating a balanced diet that spreads carbohydrate throughout the day, getting regular exercise,
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - What Increases Your Risk
10/03/08, HealthwiseType 1 diabetes puts you at risk for high and low blood sugar and complications.
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications - Cause
11/18/08, HealthwiseComplications from type 1 diabetes are caused by one or both of the following:
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications - What Increases Your Risk
11/18/08, HealthwiseThese factors can contribute to your developing complications from type 1 diabetes.
Retinal Detachment - Prevention
09/14/07, HealthwiseYou cannot prevent most cases of retinal detachment.
Achard Thiers Syndrome
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You may find that soon after you are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes your blood sugar levels return to normal. You are in what is called the "honeymoon period." But you will need to take insulin again.
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