Clinical Note, Type 1 Diabetes

Question 1

What is T1D broadly?

Answer 1

an autoimmune disease- destruction of insulin - producing pancreatic beta cells via auto-antibodies

Question 2

what are at risk individuals often triggered by?

Answer 2

viruses, environmental/ dietary factors and/ or other stressors

Question 3

How is T1D diagnosed?

Answer 3

diagnosed due to hyperglycaemic and hypoglycaemic episodes, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or a high HbA1C result and presence of pancreatic autoantibodies in the blood

Question 4

what does success management include?

Answer 4

requires multiple daily insulin injections, insulin pump therapy, or the use of an automated insulin delivery system, as well as glucose monitoring