Type 1 Diabetes

True or False

100

Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2 diabetes

True

200

Type 1 diabetes can only be diagnosed before the age of 20

False

300

All treatment plans for diabetes are the same

False

Treatments

100

In order to keep their blood sugar regulated, people with T1D must

Inject themselves with insulin

200

The device used to transport insulin into the body of a type one diabetic

Insulin pump

300

In order to make sure their blood sugar does not get too high or low, diabetics must

Check their blood sugar levels multiple times a day

General

100

The organ that fails to create insulin the body

Pancreas

200

Type one diabetes is considered this type of disease

Autoimmune disease

300

What does JDRF stand for

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

400

This happens if a diabetic eats too many carbs in comparison to the insulin taken

High blood pressure

Misc.

100

The name used to refer to type 1 diabetes

Juvenile diabetes

200

The name of the gene that keeps the body healthy; the amount of these affects the risk of type 1

HLA genes

300

Name two ways a diabetic can inject themselves with insulin

Pump or syringe