type 1 diabetes

American  

Or type I diabetes

noun

1. a severe form of diabetes mellitus in which insulin production by the beta cells of the pancreas is impaired, usually resulting in dependence on externally administered insulin, the onset of the disease typically occurring before the age of 25.

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Example Sentences

In 2019, a self-described "caravan" of Americans bused to Canada to purchase cheaper insulin for type 1 diabetes - and to protest the costs in the US for the life-saving medication.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Scientists in Sweden have developed a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells, bringing new momentum to efforts to treat type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Spoken word poet Duke Al was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged 23 in 2018.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Metformin is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes and is already prescribed off-label to as many as 13,000 Australians with type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Roche bought Carmot Therapeutics for up to $3.1 billion, which brought two drug candidates for obesity and another for type 1 diabetes with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026