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 caused by high levels of blood sugar (glucose) in your body. This can happen when your body does not make insulin or does not use insulin correctly. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas, an organ near your stomach.