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What's Type 1 Diabetes? (Video)

What's Type 1 Diabetes?

A person who has type 1 diabetes can’t use glucose (the body’s main type of sugar) for energy. That’s because their body stopped making the hormone insulin.

  • 90-Second Summary: Type 1 Diabetes

    90-Second Summary: Type 1 Diabetes

    Learn the basics in 90 seconds.

Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD and Larissa Hirsch, MD
Date reviewed: March 2023