Type 1 diabetes can take years off your life. Reduced life expectancy is one of the condition’s most frightening complications. But there is reason for optimism. Although studies have suggested that ...

Type 2 diabetes can’t turn into type 1 diabetes. They’re separate conditions with distinct causes. Type 1 diabetes tends to develop in early childhood while type 2 diabetes can take years to develop.

Share on Pinterest Eating some foods in early childhood, like gluten-rich cereal, may increase a child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Image credit: rachasuk/Getty Images. Type 1 diabetes is a ...

What Is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which your immune system destroys insulin-making cells (beta cells) in your pancreas. That means your body can't make enough insulin or any ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the pancreas makes little to no insulin, which causes high blood sugar. Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for ...

A documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial. Lisa Hepner produced and directed the documentary “The Human Trial” with her husband, Guy ...