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Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes

by Karen Schroeder, MS, RD

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Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that currently has no cure. However, it can be managed with proper treatment and care. The goal of diabetes treatment is to maintain blood sugar levels before and after meals within a healthy range. By doing so, you will feel better on a daily basis and will help prevent or delay the complications of diabetes. Talk to your doctor about what a healthy blood sugar range is for you.

The main components of treatment are:

  • Insulin (and possibly pramlintide)
  • Blood glucose monitoring
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Glucagon for emergency management of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)

Treatment may include the following:

REFERENCES::

Diabetes causes. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ . Accessed December 31, 2012.

Diabetes type 1. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php . Updated December 28, 2012. Accessed December 31, 2012.

Type 1 diabetes. American Diabetes Association website. Available at: http://www.diabetes.org/ . Accessed December 31, 2012.

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Last reviewed November 2012 by Kim Carmichael, MD
Last Updated: 11/26/2012

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