Type 1 Diabetes - What is Type 1 Diabetes - Juvenile Diabetes - Insulin Dependent Diabetes - Type 1 Diabetes

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Type 1 Diabetes - What is Type 1 Diabetes - Juvenile Diabetes - Insulin Dependent Diabetes - Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a completely different disease than Type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Scientists believe that a virus may trigger the immune system to attack the cells and permanently destroy them. The pancreas can no longer make the insulin necessary to transport sugar from the blood into the other cells of the body for energy. Sugar builds up in the blood and over time can damage internal organs and blood vessels.

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