Genetic Disorder
Type 1 Diabetes
What Happens
Can't produce Insulin for the body. (Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar)
Effects
The organs that Type 1 Diabetes effects are heart,blood vessels,eyes,and kidneys ,Mouth,Skin,Nerve.
Kidney: Can damage blood filtering systems.
Eye: Damage blood vessels in the retina that can cause blindness.
Foot: poor blood flow and causes blisters,cuts if bad enough an amputation.
Causes
The cause of the disorder is Unknown.
The chromosome that it is located on is 10p11-q11.
It can be Recessive or Dominant.
Diagnoses
To find Type 1 Diabetes the doctors do a test called Glycated Hemoglobin (A1C)
It cannot be diagnosed prenatal.
Treatments
People with Type 1 Diabetes take medecation that has Insulin in it.
It cannot be cured but it can be managed with proper treatment.
Who is most likely to have type 1 diabetes
You most likely find this disorder before you are 18 years of age.
1/10 people have this disorder.
Type 1 Diabetes