It seems that every year we see more and more improvements in the field of medicine. New diseases are being cured; pharmaceuticals improve our quality of life. Diabetes in teens is, unfortunately, one condition not being eradicated with new medical advances. Signs of diabetes in teens are taking a turn for the worse. Even more alarming is that type one diabetes in teens is becoming more and more common. And this used to be the “middle-age” diabetes – seen primarily in people in their mid-forties or later. It may be more than a coincidence that the bulge in the waistline used to be reserved primarily for middle-aged adults as well. But this isn’t the case anymore either.

Type 1 Diabetes in Teens

In type1diabetes, the pancreas cells that make insulin are damaged. Most people with type 1 will take an insulin shot or shots every day. The symptoms of …