What is diabetes type 1?

Type 1 diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, can occur at any age when the pancreas does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to control the body's blood sugar levels. It requires daily monitoring of blood sugar, insulin therapy, diet modification and exercise.

How do members experience diabetes type 1?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with diabetes type 1*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for diabetes type 1*

*Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with diabetes type 1*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Novolog)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (6)
Treatment

(Lantus)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (4)
Treatment

(Humalog)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (3)
Treatment

(Humulin R)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (2)

*Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has diabetes type 1 on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 59
20s 367
30s 843
40s 963
50s 1,130
60s 854
70+ 362

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,618
Female 2,889

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What is diabetes type 1?

Type 1 diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, can occur at any age when the pancreas does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to control the body's blood sugar levels. It requires daily monitoring of blood sugar, insulin therapy, diet modification and exercise.



Common symptoms reported by people with diabetes type 1

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for diabetes type 1

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Novolog)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,245
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Lantus)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,288
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Humalog)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,178
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Humulin R)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
724
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (2)

Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with diabetes type 1

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Novolog)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Lantus)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Humalog)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Humulin R)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetes type 1 (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
diabetes type 1 (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with diabetes type 1, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has diabetes type 1 on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 16 new patients joined this month
  • 3,717 say diabetes type 1 is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 59
20s 367
30s 843
40s 963
50s 1,130
60s 854
70+ 362
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 717
20-29 years 291
30-39 years 166
40-49 years 99
50-59 years 67
60-69 years 17
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,618
Female 2,889

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,835
Not Diagnosed 83

These charts show data from diabetes type 1 patients who have completed their condition history
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