Are you aware of lipodystrophies? Please take this 1min survey to share your opinion, Click Here. Overview Type 1 diabetes is prevalent in a majority of children and youth in the world. In 2017, there were nine million people with type 1 diabetes; a majority from high-income countries.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterized by misguided self-destruction of the insulin-producing β (beta) cells of the pancreas. Thus, people with type 1 diabetes are dependent on lifelong insulin administration. ## Evidence ## The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study has proved that maintaining near-normal blood glucose levels reduces the risk of the various systemic complications associated with type 1 diabetes. These results…
