- While there is a strong genetic component in Type 1 Diabetes, 9 children out of 10 diagnosed with it have no family antecedents: any child can be diagnosed with T1D
- Pediatric DKA is a deadly condition that only specialized hospitals know how to treat: if you suspect DKA in a child, pick your hospital well.
- Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease, where our own immune system turns against our beta cells and destroys them, leaving us without the ability to make insulin.
- Type 1 Diabetics are unlimited: they can do ANYTHING!
- Type 1 Diabetes is a lifelong condition with no cure. Its treatment requires daily, focused care.
- You can’t catch T1D from a T1D
- Siblings of recently diagnosed T1Ds are more likely to be T1Ds and should be registered into TrialNet
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Growing up T1D 