Greg has type 1 diabetes, so when he started feeling sluggish
and tired all the time — even after getting a good night's sleep
— he chalked it up to high blood sugar levels. But he'd been
doing a great job sticking to his meal plan, exercising, and
taking his diabetes medicines, and his blood sugar checks showed
his levels were in a healthy range. What was going on? Greg went
to see his doctor, and tests revealed that he had a problem with
his thyroid. People with type 1 diabetes have a greater risk for
certain health problems (like Greg's thyroid problem). Like type
1 diabetes, these are often autoimmune disorders. Most teens
with type 1 diabetes never need treatment for any other
autoimmune disorder. But some do. So it can help to find out
more about the diseases that can happen to people with type 1
diabetes. What Are Autoimmune Disorders? In autoimmune
disorders, a person's immune system mistakenly attacks the
body's healthy tissues as though they were foreign invaders. If
the attack is severe enough, it