Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine; in simple terms, to wee when you don't intend to. It is the inability to hold urine in the bladder because voluntary control over the urinary sphincter is either lost or weakened.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. In most people with type 1 diabetes, the body's own immune system â which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses â mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in the pancreas.
Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body uses food. It causes blood glucose levels (blood sugar) to be too high. Normally, during digestion, the body changes sugars, starches, and other foods into a form of sugar called glucose. Then the blood caries this glucose to cells throughout the body.