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Juvenile Diabetes
Also known as type 1 diabetes, it is an autoimmune disease where the ß-cells in the pancreas are destroyed and therefore the individual loses some or all of his/her ability to regulate and produce insulin. If left untreated, it can have severe side effects such as kidney failure, blindness, stroke and even death.
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