Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body mistakenly attacks itself as the immune system destroys the pancreas's insulin-producing cells. Why the immune system turns against these cells remains ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Key Takeaways People with type 1 diabetes can live longer by managing their ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the pancreas makes little to no insulin, which causes high blood sugar. Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for ...

A test using genetics to predict who is at the highest risk of developing type 1 diabetes could one day be applied to ...

Once known as “juvenile” diabetes, type 1 diabetes was long considered a childhood disease. Although the condition is often diagnosed in children and teenagers, it can develop at any age. Type 1 ...

Genetics play a role in type 1 diabetes. You may be more likely to develop this autoimmune condition if you have a parent or immediate family member with a diagnosis. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune ...