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.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus results when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells within the pancreas are destroyed due to an autoimmune response. Because the insulin-producing beta cells are destroyed, no insulin is produced. Ã