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.
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Reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD, Larissa Hirsch, MD
Date Reviewed: Mar 1, 2023
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