Diabetes type 1
A condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Diagnosis typically occurs before the age of 20 and requires insulin injections.
Things to consider
- Age at diagnosis and current age
- Medication and dosage
- Treatment and response
- Complications and other related conditions (i.e., hypertension/high blood pressure, kidney disease, retinopathy, coronary artery disease)
- Tobacco use
- Height and weight
What response can you expect?
- Life
- Critical illness
- Disability
- Healthcare
Depends on age at diagnosis, length of time since diagnosis, severity and other risk factors.
| Age 5 and less at the request time: | declined |
| Over than age 5 at the request time: | rated +50 to +350 or declined |
| All cases: | declined |
| All cases: | declined |