Type 1 diabetes always requires insulin treatment and an insulin pump or daily injections will be a lifelong requirement to keep blood sugar levels under control. The condition used to be known as insulin-dependent diabetes.
After the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, health care providers will help patients learn how to self-monitor via finger stick testing, the signs ofhypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and other diabetic complications. Most patients will also be taught how to adjust their insulin doses.
As with other forms of diabetes, nutrition and physical activity and exercise are important elements of the lifestyle management of the disease.
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