Syncope is a common event in which there is a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone. Although syncope is generally a benign event in young adults (less than 35 years of age) and, in many cases, never reaches the attention of a physician, exercise-related syncope can signal sudden death.1,2.
Occurs when the body's immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. Type 1 diabetes develops most often in young people but can appear in adults.
1 Type 1 diabetes is caused by a lack of insulin due to the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells. 2  In type 1 diabetesâan autoimmune diseaseâthe bodyâs immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells.