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Type I diabetes See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - Type I

Symptoms

increased thirst

increased urination

weight loss in spite of increased appetite

abdominal pain

menstruation, absent

Signs and Tests

urinalysis (shows glucose and ketone bodies in the urine)
fasting blood glucose exceeds 140 mg/dl
random glucose exceeds 200 mg/dl
elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1) level
insulin test (low or undetectable level of insulin)
C-peptide test (low or undetectable level of the protein C-peptide, a by-product of insulin production)

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