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It
is estimated 38 million people worldwide have type 1 diabetes Type
1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas no longer produces insulin so you must monitor your blood
glucose and inject insulin to stay
alive
Poor
diabetes management can lead to complications with your blood and heart
vessels, eyes, kidneys,
nerves and
gums
Type
1 diabetes is affected by many things including food, exercise and sleep
Managing
diabetes is a 24/7 job with no breaks
There
is no cure and there is nothing you can do to prevent getting type 1
diabetes