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

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he would meet the father of a two-year-old girl who died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes.

From BBC

Her father, John Story, is campaigning for Lyla's Law which would see routine tests for those showing symptoms of type 1 diabetes.

From BBC

Amy, who is 44 and has type 1 diabetes herself, is aware of the risks with the disease.

From BBC

Family history can increase your risk of type 1 diabetes and scientists believe some things in the environment, like viruses, play a role in triggering it.

From BBC

Children without autoantibodies are unlikely to develop type 1 diabetes.

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