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Type I Diabetes
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-Age at Onset: More common in young people but can occur at any age.
- Type of Onset: Signs and symptoms usually abrupt, but disease process may be present for several years.
- Prevalence: Accounts for 5-10% of all cases
-Primary Defect: Absent or minimal insulin production.
-Islet cell antibodies: Often present at onset
-Endogenous insulin: Absent
-Nutritional status: thin, normal, or obese
-Symptoms: Polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, fatigue, weight loss without trying.
-Insulin: required for all
- Type of Onset: Signs and symptoms usually abrupt, but disease process may be present for several years.
- Prevalence: Accounts for 5-10% of all cases
-Primary Defect: Absent or minimal insulin production.
-Islet cell antibodies: Often present at onset
-Endogenous insulin: Absent
-Nutritional status: thin, normal, or obese
-Symptoms: Polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, fatigue, weight loss without trying.
-Insulin: required for all