Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. When you have type 1 diabetes, your immune system mistakenly treats the beta cells in your pancreas that create insulin as foreign invaders and destroys them. When enough beta cells are destroyed, your pancreas can’t make insulin or makes so little of it that you need to take insulin to live.

Understanding Type 1 Diabetes | ADA 

NO. Type 1 diabetes happens when your body doesn’t make insulin, while Type 2 happens when your body can’t use insulin properly.

Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes: The Differences (clevelandclinic.org)

2. Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021 | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)

• Feeling more thirsty than usual

• Urinating a lot

• Bed-wetting in children who have never wet the bed during the night

• Feeling very hungry

• Losing weight without trying

• Feeling irritable or having other mood changes

• Feeling tired and weak

• Having blurry vision

Type 1 diabetes - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Living with Type 1 Diabetes requires a delicate balance of counting carbohydrates and dosing with insulin. Your blood sugar fluctuates based on a variety of factors including physical activity, dehydration, illness and many other factors. There are many useful devices including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps that can assist in the management of Type 1 Diabetes. However, it is still a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week job to manage the blood sugar of a person with Type 1 Diabetes.

Living with Diabetes: Type 1 Diabetes | ADA