ManHealthIssue on January 20th, 2009

WHAT IS DIABETES?
Diabetes is a group of disorders that have in common high blood glucose (sugar) levels. People with diabetes either do not make enough insulin or do not use it properly. Insulin is a hormone from the pancreas. (A hormone is a chemical that is made in one part of the body but has [...]

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ManHealthIssue on January 8th, 2009

Immune-mediated diabetes (formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes) is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Immune-mediated diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes, your body destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, usually leading to a total failure to produce insulin. It typically starts in children or young [...]

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