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About Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes often develops in children, adolescents, and young adults. Although there is currently no cure for diabetes, we are making progress through research. In the meantime, people with diabetes do their best to control it with diet, exercise, and insulin.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month!
Knowing the warning signs for type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) could save a life.
Warning signs of type 1 diabetes (these may occur suddenly):
- Extreme thirst
- Frequent urination
- Sudden vision changes
- Sugar in urine
- Fruity, sweet, or wine-like odor on breathe
- Increased appetite
- Sudden weight loss
- Drowsiness, lethargy
- Heavy, labored breathing
- Stupor, unconsciousness
Each year, approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; over 15,000 are children. That's 35 children each and every day, approximately one child per hour.
- JDRF
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