Type 1 Diabetes Explained
A simple overview explaining what Type 1 diabetes is.
Classification: HP (Health Professional)
Advice requires some explanation from a Health Professional who has basic nutrition knowledge to enable correct implementation.
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To explain what Type 1 diabetes mellitus is.
The TG will know:
- what diabetes is
- insulin is needed to control blood glucose levels
- people with Type 1 diabetes no longer produce insulin
- symptoms of untreated diabetes
- what ketones are, why they occur in the body and that they cause damage by making the body acidic.
- NICE (NG17) Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: diagnosis and management. 2021.
- NICE Pathway. Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Adults. 2020.
- Diabetes UK. Type 1 Diabetes Technology: A Consensus Guideline. 2019.
- Joint British Diabetes Societies for inpatient care (JBDS-IP). The Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus. 4th Edition. January 2020.
- M.C. Riddell et al. Exercise management in type 1 diabetes: a consensus statement. The Lancet. 2017
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). A guide to insulin treated diabetes and driving. 2019.
- BNF (NICE) Hypoglycaemia. Available from: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summary/hypoglycaemia.html. Accessed 25th August 2020.
- Low carbohydrate diets for type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. (2018) PLoS ONE. Available from: https://doaj.org/article/1d84e88c8b66460f925ec17764c350ce
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- Classification: HP
- NDR-UK ref: 9223E
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