Insulin-producing Beta Cells

Insulin-producing Beta Cells

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease results when the bodys system for fighting infection (the immune system) turns against a part of the body. In diabetes, the immune system attacks cardiochek destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin. A person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live.

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Posted in Business, Legal on April 13th, 2009 at 11:15 pm.
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