Lillie Toliver
HS200 Section # 02RPI
Unit 4 Capstone Project: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Kaplan University
March 11, 2014
Type 1 diabetes also referred to as T1DM is a form of diabetes that results from the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. The body doesn’t produce insulin in type 1 diabetes and insulin is needed for the person affected to have energy needed for everyday life. The body has trouble breaking down sugar in the blood.
Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease in which a person has a high blood sugar. There are several cause of diabetes. Genetic defects of B-cell