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NoDoctor's answer:
Cannot be cured, but it can be controlled. The principle of control is the principle of dietary therapy. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as insulin-dependent diabetes, often occurs in children and adolescents. The cause is due to the cell-mediated autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, which cannot synthesize and secrete insulin. At the onset of the disease, multiple autoantibodies may be present in the serum. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes are more pronounced at the time of onset, and it is prone to ketoacidosis, requiring survival on exogenous insulin. If insulin treatment is discontinued, it poses a life-threatening risk. After receiving insulin therapy, pancreatic beta cell function improves, the number of beta cells also increases, clinical symptoms improve, and the dosage of insulin can be reduced. This is what is known as the "honeymoon period," which can last for several months. Afterward, the disease progresses, and exogenous insulin is still needed to control blood sugar levels and prevent ketone production.