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Type I diabetes
In response to high levels of glucose in the blood, the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin. Type I diabetes occurs when these cells are destroyed by the body’s own immune system.
Update Date: 3/13/2002 Updated by: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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