Many people know about so many diseases that are happening in the world today yet Type 1 Diabetes remains a mystery. Type I Diabetes (TD1) is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get enough energy from food. Research on this topic is important because many children and young adults are diagnosed with the disease yet the education is lacking

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University of Nebraska - LincolnDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - LincolnNebraska College Preparatory Academy SeniorCapstone Projects Nebraska College Preparatory AcademySpring 2015Should people be more educated on Type 1Diabetes?Adrianna BraggsOhama North High Magnet SchoolFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncpacapstonePart of the Endocrine System Diseases CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska -Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator ofDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.Braggs, Adrianna, "Should people be more educated on Type 1 Diabetes?" (2015). Nebraska College Preparatory Academy SeniorCapstone Projects. 30.http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncpacapstone/30Abstract Many people know about so many diseases that are happening in the world today yet Type 1 Diabetes remains a mystery.  Type I Diabetes (TD1) is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get enough energy from food. Research on this topic is important because many children and young adults are diagnosed with the disease yet the education is lacking.  Key Facts 	  •  Each year, more than 15,000 children and adults are diagnosed with TD1 (approximately 80 people per day).  •  HLA  genes encode glycoprotein’s that are found on the surfaces of most cells and help immune systems to distinguish between self (its own cells e.g., beta cells of the pancreas) and non-self (e.g., bacteria viruses)  •  TD1 has short- term and long-term complications such as: diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, and macro-vascular complications. •  Approximately 85% of people living with TD1 are adults while the remaining 15 % are children. 	  	  	  	  	  Conclusion	  &	  Discussion	  Findings showed that Type 1 Diabetes education  should be increased because many children and young adults get the disease, there are many long and short term complications, its genetically passed down, and education about the disease is limited.   Findings also show that there are organizations starting to form and spread the word on Type 1 Diabetes. An example of one of the organizations is Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This is a main organization that spreads information to the people who have the disease or know someone who does .Whether JDRF spreads the word or general public, school should also teach students about the disease to help further knowledge about Type 1 Diabetes.  Future	  Research	  	  Opportunities for future research include finding out why there are so many complications to the disease, what the lifetime disease management cost is to patients and how these costs compare to other chronic diseases.  	  	  Work	  Cited	  Dean	  L,	  McEntyre	  J.	  The	  Gene3c	  Landscape	  of	  Diabetes	  [Internet].	  Bethesda (MD):	  Na3onal	  Center	  for	  Biotechnology	  Informa3on	  (US);	  2004.	  Chapter	  2,	  Gene3c	  Factors	  in	  Type	  1	  Diabetes.	  2004	  Jul	  7.	  Available	  from:	  hSp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1662/close "Nierras, Concepcion, and Mark Atkinsin. "Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes: What's Next?” The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at Forty:Update of Research in Type 1 Diabetes Vol. 50 (2010): 1358. Print.	  	  Smith-Marsh, DAPHANE. "Type 1 Diabetes Complications." - You Can Prevent Short- and Long-term Complications. EndocrineWeb, 27 May 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. Sparapani,	  Valéria	  de	  Cássia,	  Eufemia	  Jacob,	  and	  Lucila	  Castanheira	  Nascimento.	  "What	  Is	  It	  Like	  To	  Be	  A	  Child	  With	  Type	  1	  Diabetes	  Mellitus?."	  Pediatric	  Nursing	  41.1	  (2015):	  17-­‐22.	  Education	  Research	   	  Complete.	  Web.	  2	  Apr.	  2015	  "Type 1 Diabetes Facts." JDRF Improving Lives and Curing Type 1 Diabetes. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.  	  	        A	  view	  of	  a	  family	  pedigree	  	  where	  TD1	  is	  present.	  The	  purple	  shading	  represents	  the	  people	  who	  have	  	  been	  diagnosed	  with	  Type	  1	  Diabetes.	  .	  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/752635_2	  	  This	  image	  shows	  the	  difference	  between	  a	  person	  who	  does	  not	  have	  any	  	  insulin	  producing	  cells	  vs.	  a	  person	  who	  does	  have	  insulin	  producing	  cells.	  http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/diabetes/overview.html	  

Should people be more educated on Type 1 Diabetes?

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Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior
Capstone Projects Nebraska College Preparatory Academy
Spring 2015
Should people be more educated on Type 1
Diabetes?
Adrianna Braggs
Ohama North High Magnet School
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncpacapstone
Part of the Endocrine System Diseases Commons
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska -
Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Braggs, Adrianna, "Should people be more educated on Type 1 Diabetes?" (2015). Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior
Capstone Projects. 30.
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncpacapstone/30
Abstract 
Many people know about so many diseases that are 
happening in the world today yet Type 1 Diabetes remains 
a mystery. 
 
Type I Diabetes (TD1) is an autoimmune disease in which 
a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone 
that enables people to get enough energy from food. 
Research on this topic is important because many children 
and young adults are diagnosed with the disease yet the 
education is lacking.  
Key Facts 
	  
•  Each year, more than 15,000 children and adults are 
diagnosed with TD1 (approximately 80 people per day).  
•  HLA  genes encode glycoprotein’s that are found on the 
surfaces of most cells and help immune systems to 
distinguish between self (its own cells e.g., beta cells of 
the pancreas) and non-self (e.g., bacteria viruses)  
•  TD1 has short- term and long-term complications such 
as: diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, and macro-
vascular complications. 
•  Approximately 85% of people living with TD1 are 
adults while the remaining 15 % are children. 
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
Conclusion	  &	  Discussion	  
Findings showed that Type 1 Diabetes education  should be 
increased because many children and young adults get the 
disease, there are many long and short term complications, 
its genetically passed down, and education about the 
disease is limited.  
 
Findings also show that there are organizations starting to 
form and spread the word on Type 1 Diabetes. An example 
of one of the organizations is Juvenile Diabetes Research 
Foundation (JDRF). This is a main organization that 
spreads information to the people who have the disease or 
know someone who does .Whether JDRF spreads the word 
or general public, school should also teach students about 
the disease to help further knowledge about Type 1 
Diabetes. 
 
Future	  Research	  
	  
Opportunities for future research include finding out why 
there are so many complications to the disease, what the 
lifetime disease management cost is to patients and how 
these costs compare to other chronic diseases.  
	  	  
Work	  Cited	  
Dean	  L,	  McEntyre	  J.	  The	  Gene3c	  Landscape	  of	  Diabetes	  [Internet].	  Bethesda (MD):	  Na3onal	  Center	  for	  Biotechnology	  Informa3on	  (US);	  2004.	  
Chapter	  2,	  Gene3c	  Factors	  in	  Type	  1	  Diabetes.	  2004	  Jul	  7.	  Available	  from:	  hSp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1662/close 
"Nierras, Concepcion, and Mark Atkinsin. "Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes: What's Next?” The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at 
Forty:Update of Research in Type 1 Diabetes Vol. 50 (2010): 1358. Print.	  	  
Smith-Marsh, DAPHANE. "Type 1 Diabetes Complications." - You Can Prevent Short- and Long-term Complications. EndocrineWeb, 27 May 
2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. 
Sparapani,	  Valéria	  de	  Cássia,	  Eufemia	  Jacob,	  and	  Lucila	  Castanheira	  Nascimento.	  "What	  Is	  It	  Like	  To	  Be	  A	  Child	  With	  Type	  1	  Diabetes	  Mellitus?."	  
Pediatric	  Nursing	  41.1	  (2015):	  17-­‐22.	  Education	  Research	   	  Complete.	  Web.	  2	  Apr.	  2015	  
"Type 1 Diabetes Facts." JDRF Improving Lives and Curing Type 1 Diabetes. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Oct. 
2014.  
	  
	  
 
 
 
 
 
 
A	  view	  of	  a	  family	  pedigree	  	  where	  TD1	  is	  present.	  The	  purple	  
shading	  represents	  the	  people	  who	  have	  	  been	  diagnosed	  
with	  Type	  1	  Diabetes.	  
.	  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/752635_2	  
	  
This	  image	  shows	  the	  difference	  between	  a	  person	  who	  
does	  not	  have	  any	  	  insulin	  producing	  cells	  vs.	  a	  person	  who	  
does	  have	  insulin	  producing	  cells.	  
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/diabetes/
overview.html	  


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