Your Relationship with Diabetes Can Transform Into an Empowered Way of Living.
What you need to know about Diabetes…
Type 1 is an autoimmune disease and is detected with screening or by catching the onset of symptoms early.
Diabetes is the 3rd most diagnosed disease in the US after cancer and heart disease.
Lifestyle choices are not a factor when getting diagnosed with T1D.
It is estimated that 11 million people have diabetes but do not know.
Type 1 and 2 have the same symptoms so T1D is often dangerously misdiagnosed.
Diabetes burnout is a common symptom of T1D and is caused by the constant pressure of tracking blood sugar, diet, and medication; lack of support; or unrealistic treatment goals.
It is common to have other autoimmune conditions with T1D like Celiac Disease and Hyper/HypoThyroidism.
1.4 million are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes yearly.
There is an extreme shortage of Endocrinologists, they see 4,500 patients a year, and many T1D’s see them 4x/year.
There are 42 different factors that affect blood glucose levels that make supplementing your insulin manually difficult.
Type 1 Diabetics make an additional +300 decisions each day and is woven into many others as a consideration.
Complications from diabetes are often preventable with proper management and include: heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, neuropathy (feet), retinopathy, dementia
Type 1 Diabetics do not make insulin so it is replaced by artificial insulin by injections or an insulin pump. Insulin is a vital hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood sugar (glucose) levels by allowing cells to absorb glucose for energy.
There are +64,000 newly diagnosed with T1D in the USA every year. 62% are over the age of 18 even though T1D is still thought of as a child diagnosed disease.
