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Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms: Human Body Systems
Type I Diabetes
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Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a long-term disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the pancreas, destroying the cells that make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps move sugar (glucose) from food into cells to be used for energy. In Type 1 diabetes, ...
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Do you know there are two types of diabetes?
They are called Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Let’s focus on Type 1 diabetes. In this condition, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the pancreatic cells that make insulin.
Insulin acts like a key that helps sugar enter cells so they can get energy. Without insulin, sugar bui...
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