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Frequent urination
Extreme thirst
Extreme hunger
Weight loss
Fatigue
Irritability
Blurred vision
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Causes
No one is exactly sure why the body turns on insulin-producing cells and destroys them. Genes play a role in diabetes, but researchers aren't sure how much. Most people who develop type 1 diabetes do not have a family history of diabetes. Genes for type 1 diabetes have been identified, making it possible to screen people who have relatives with type 1.
That leaves the question of how much the environment is a factor.
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Management of Type 1 Diabetes
In the Encyclopedia: Autoimmune disorders
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Blood-viscosity reducing drugs
Charcot's joints
Diabetic ketoacidosis
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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