Type 1 shuga mellitus, womwe umadziwika kale matenda a shuga omwe amadalira insulin, kawirikawiri amawonekera paubwana kapena unyamata. Nthawi zambiri amalengezedwa ndi ludzu lamphamvu komanso kuwonda mwachangu.

Ndi za matenda okhaokha : ndi chifukwa cha kusokonezeka kwa maselo a chitetezo cha mthupi, omwe amatembenukira ku chamoyo chokha ndipo makamaka amawononga maselo a kapamba otchedwa maselo a beta (ophatikizidwa pamodzi mu zisumbu za Langherans).

Komabe, maselowa ali ndi ntchito yofunika kwambiri: amatulutsa insulini, timadzi tomwe timalola shuga (shuga) kulowa m'maselo a thupi ndikusungidwa ndi kugwiritsidwa ntchito pamenepo. Popanda insulini, shuga amakhalabe m'magazi ndikuyambitsa "hyperglycemia", yomwe imatha kukhala ndi zotsatira zoyipa zazifupi komanso zazitali.

Chithandizo chokhacho chotheka cha matenda a shuga 1 ndi kubaya insulini, yomwe cholinga chake ndi kubwezera chiwonongeko cha maselo a beta. Ma jakisoni a insulin awa amatchedwanso insulinotherapy.