Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

Juvenile diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and is also known as type 1 diabetes or IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus).

There are 18.2 million people in the United States, or 6.3% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 13 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. It is estimated that only 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.

This is the place for all people who have to deal with juvenile diabetes to vent their feelings, ask questions and hopefully help others deal with this frustrating disease.

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