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Type 1 diabetes mellitus is one of the major types of diabetes which affects a large number of people world wide every year. The type 1 diabetes mellitus is also known as T1D and IDDM. According to the doctors, scientists as well as researchers this is an autoimmune disease. It is one of the diseases which destruct the beta cells of the pancreas which produces insulin, permanently. This is one of the types of diabetes which can be fatal for the patients if insulin injections are not taken properly.

The type 1 diabetes mellitus is also known as juvenile diabetes as well as this affects most of the children. Other than this, it is also known as childhood diabetes and also insulin dependent diabetes. There are various adults who are also affected with this type of diabetes. There are very few treatments rather no treatments for the type 1 diabetes mellitus and as a result of this, the children grow up to be a type 1 diabetes mellitus patients as well. One more thing about this is that there are no particular specific prevention which can be taken in case of this diabetes.

The patients who are affected with type 1 diabetes mellitus are healthy people and also have a good health when the disease affects. But later on the patients tend to loose weight very quickly. This is very dangerous for the patients if proper care and diagnosis is not done. Control in diets as well as exercises will not help in reducing this type of diabetes. There are various types of tests prescribed for testing the type 1 diabetes mellitus. According to the doctors the most useful test is the C-peptide assay. But in order to get results in the C-peptide test, it will take months as until and unless the insulin production has ceased, nothing will come up in this test. Other than this, you can also go in for the Glucose tolerance test and the GAD 65 antibodies test as well.

There are as such no treatments for the type 1 diabetes mellitus. Usually the doctors prescribe the insulin injections which should be taken regularly by the patients as and when prescribed by the doctors. Other than this, blood glucose should be controlled and should be keenly observed. If not treated properly, this diabetes may lead to the fatal diabetic ketoacidosis and the diabetic coma as well. At times, even pancreas replacement is also suggested by the doctors when the conditions are extreme. Scientists and the doctors are also experimenting with the option of replacing the beta cells as well. This transplantation will be only be done on the people who are more than 18 years of age.

Lot of research and other experiments are taking place in order to find out a total cure for the type 1 diabetes mellitus patients. Bioengineering approach and islet cell transplantation approach are also considered in order to reduce the disease. Other than this, other approaches are also considered in curing the disease.