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Type 1 Diabetes Causes - What leads to the development of type 1 diabetes?

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Researchers aren't entirely sure what causes type 1 diabetes, but they know that genes play a role, as do viral infections. Whatever triggers its development, type 1 diabetes involves the destruction of beta cells, which produce insulin.

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