Diabetes mellitus type 1 symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment e. Click here to view or download the program handouts. Materials and handouts consists of the participant schedule, tools to assist with tracking food, fitness, and weight, and additional resources. Dka and sick days dka is a deadly by avoidable complication of type 1 diabetes and occasionally type 2 diabetes. Click on any of the links below to access helpful materials on managing all aspects of diabetes that can be printed and given to your patients. View pdf icon pdf 5 mb view pdf icon pdf 21 mb program overview. Although type 1 diabetes affects all age groups, the majority of individuals are diagnosed either at around the age of 4 to 5 years, or in their teens and early adulthood blood et al. Type 1 diabetes represents around 10% of all cases of diabetes, affecting approximately 20 million people worldwide american diabetes association, 2001. Type 1 diabetes affects about 5% of people in the united states with diabetes. To be precise, your risk is 1 in 20 compared to the general risk of 1 in 300. A brief overview of diabetes and the american diabetes association. The pathogenesis and natural history of type 1 diabetes. Patient education handouts previously called patient education slicks the following are reproducible patient education handouts available in pdf format.
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