Diabetes type 1
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What is diabetes type 1?
Type 1 diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, can occur at any age when the pancreas does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to control the body's blood sugar levels. It requires daily monitoring of blood sugar, insulin therapy, diet modification and exercise.
Common symptoms reported by people with diabetes type 1
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Excessive thirst (polydipsia)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for diabetes type 1
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with diabetes type 1
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (3 evaluations)
Side effects
low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
diabetes type 1
(7)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
diabetes type 1
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has diabetes type 1 on PatientsLikeMe?
- 16 new patients joined this month
- 3278 say diabetes type 1 is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 60 | |
| 20s | 337 | |
| 30s | 803 | |
| 40s | 851 | |
| 50s | 1008 | |
| 60s | 641 | |
| 70+ | 244 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 711 | |
| 20-29 years | 287 | |
| 30-39 years | 163 | |
| 40-49 years | 98 | |
| 50-59 years | 66 | |
| 60-69 years | 16 | |
| 70+ years | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1432 | |
| Female | 2551 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1817 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 82 |
These charts show data from diabetes type 1 patients who have completed their condition history
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