Juvenile Diabetes
* Definition of Juvenile Diabetes * Description of Juvenile Diabetes * Causes and Risk Factors of Juvenile Diabetes * Symptoms of Juvenile Diabetes * Diagnosis of Juvenile Diabetes * Treatment of Juvenile Diabetes * Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Juvenile Diabetes Definition of Juvenile Diabetes Juvenile diabetes mellitus is now more commonly called Type 1 diabetes. It is a syndrome with disordered metabolism and inappropriately high blood glucose levels due to a deficiency of insulin secretion in the pancreas. Description of Juvenile Diabetes After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and into the body's cells via a hormone called insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas. Normally, the pancreas produces the right amount of insulin to accommodate the quantity of sugar. However, if the person has diabetes either the pancreas produces little or no insulin, or the cel...